Orchard Manor School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

Newton AbbotConstituency

EX7 9SFPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Orchard Manor School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 227 pupils. Orchard Manor School is part of Special Partnership Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 7.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.74

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

227

Total Pupils

83%Boys

17%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 227
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Special Partnership Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
3 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
23 Jun 2020	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Inadequate

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.