Glendinning Academy

State-Funded School

glendinning-academy-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

Newton AbbotConstituency

TQ12 4HDPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Glendinning Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 7–19, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 131 pupils. Glendinning Academy is part of WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 16.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 4.5%
EBacc average point score: 1.39

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Pupils

131

Total Pupils

76%Boys

24%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 7 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 131
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.