Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas, Dawlish
Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas is a school for pupils aged 16 to 25 in Dawlish.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas in detail
Who goes there
Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas provides for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dawlish Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community College (se-bound), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 81 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH, MLD, SLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Dawlish
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Dawlish
Across Devon council
Places available
7,788
Applications
7,251
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All secondary applications across Devon council (2026/27), not just this school.
Special educational needs provision
Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas provides for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas
What is the catchment area for Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas?
No fixed boundary. When Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas have specialist SEN provision?
Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas provides for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties.
How do I apply to Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas?
Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas is at Oak Park Road, East Cliff Road, Dawlish, EX7 0DE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)