Belong School Devon, Exeter
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at making pupils feel they truly belong. Staff take genuine time to understand each pupil's strengths and barriers, building trust through warm, intentional relationships. The combination of an ambitious curriculum with extensive outdoor activities, leadership opportunities and meaningful volunteering gives pupils real experiences of success and helps them see a positive future.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development and wellbeing support with strong relational practice between staff and pupils
- Highly effective behaviour management and pastoral care that helps pupils feel safe and develop self-regulation
- Extensive enrichment activities including outdoor pursuits, Duke of Edinburgh's award and meaningful volunteering
- Comprehensive career guidance and support for post-16 destinations, starting from key stage 3
- Strong family engagement with regular contact from learning coaches
Areas for Improvement
- Reading and writing gaps not closing quickly enough for some pupils, with weaknesses in spelling and handwriting not systematically addressed
- Phonics teaching expertise is developing and needs further strengthening
- Some support plans lack clearly defined small steps to make targets both ambitious and achievable
- Prior learning is not always recapped before new lessons, affecting pupils' independence
- Persistent absence rates remain higher than leaders would like despite improvement efforts
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Climbing, kayaking, coasteering, Duke of Edinburgh's award, volunteering work, football, fantasy games, residential trips, art, design, music
Belong School Devon is an inclusive school for pupils with EHCPs that creates a safe, supportive environment where most pupils thrive. The school combines an ambitious academic curriculum with extensive personal development opportunities and strong relationships with families.
At a Glance
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Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
66 pupils
75 capacity
9 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Exeter
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Exeter
Admissions Demand - Devon
Places available
8,027
Applications
7,482
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Secondary admissions across Devon (2025/26)
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Belong School Devon
St Thomas Primary School
Montgomery Primary School
Bowhill Primary School
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
St David's CofE Primary School
Exeter Cathedral School
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School
Ide Primary School
Alphington Primary School
Exwick Heights Primary School
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