Exeter House Special School, Salisbury

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Academy special converter
Mixed
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Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Yasmine Johnston & Tina Maskell
Pupils:208 / 201 capacity
LA:Wiltshire
Phone:01722334168
Address:Somerset Road, Salisbury, SP1 3BL
Trust:BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2015

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 13 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 15 May 2013
URN:141647
UKPRN:10048316
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Salisbury
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2013 inspection — up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

32.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMathsWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

St Mark's School (E-bound)
144m · 2 min walk
Somerset Road (S-bound)
208m · 3 min walk
Thistlebarrow Road (SW-bound)
241m · 4 min walk
Devonshire Road (E-bound)
292m · 5 min walk
Cornwall Road (W-bound)
300m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

103%

Over capacity

208 pupils

201 capacity

7 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Salisbury

Medium pressure
New homes approved:2,408
Projected new pupils:433

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Salisbury

Admissions Demand - Wiltshire

Low demand0.81x oversubscription

Places available

6,286

Applications

5,079

Got 1st preference

94.6%

Got preferred school

98.9%

Secondary admissions across Wiltshire (2025/26)

Inspection History

15 May 2013
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

9.99837%

Overall absence

32.74854%

Persistent absence

171

Enrolments

Authorised9.05227%
Unauthorised0.9461%
Persistent (10%+)32.74854%
Severe (50%+)3.50877%

Absence trend

8.56891%
18/19
15.2151%
20/21
12.95443%
21/22
11.9377%
22/23
12.62936%
23/24
9.99837%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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