Barley Lane School

State-Funded School

barley-lane-school-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

ExeterConstituency

EX4 1TAPostcode

0.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Barley Lane School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 7–16, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 80 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 5.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.29

Ethnicity

White

93%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

70%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 7 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 80
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Sept 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
16 May 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.