Matford Brook Academy, Exeter

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Matford Brook Academy as their first choice and 130 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Matford Brook Academy are West Exe School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48); Isca Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4); Atkinson Secure Children's Home (1.9 miles); and St Peter's Church of England Aided School (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9).

Matford Brook Academy is one of 18 schools run by The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.6 in 2024/25.

5.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Matford Brook Academy had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 8 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Marsh Barton, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ellacott Road (w-bound), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 34 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Matford Brook Academy issued 116 suspensions, 71.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Matford Brook Academy are Alphington Primary School (1 mile), Exminster Community Primary (1.4 miles), Countess Wear Primary School (1.6 miles) and Kenn Church of England Primary School (1.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.