Royal Deaf Education Trust, Exmouth
Royal Deaf Education Trust is a special school for pupils aged 16 to 24 in Exmouth. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Royal Deaf Education Trust in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Royal Deaf Education Trust are Royal Deaf Education Trust (under 0.1 miles, Good); Oakwood Specialist College (3.4 miles, Outstanding); Orchard Manor School (4.3 miles, Good); and Mill Water School (5.5 miles).
Royal Deaf Education TrustOakwood Specialist CollegeOrchard Manor SchoolMill Water School
Who goes there
Royal Deaf Education Trust provides for pupils with visual impairment, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties. Royal Deaf Education Trust is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Exmouth Rail Station, about 940 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Roswell Court (se-bound), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Royal Deaf Education Trust stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 101 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
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Source: Ofsted, further education and skills inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Vision, MLD, SLD
SEN Provision
Approved
Section 41
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 4 nearby schools
Keep up with Royal Deaf Education Trust
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Royal Deaf Education Trust is in Devon; for families living there:
- Devon's school travel policy: Free school transport
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 - Exmouth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Exmouth
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.
Inspection History(13)
Special educational needs provision
Royal Deaf Education Trust provides for pupils with visual impairment, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties.
Royal Deaf Education Trust is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about Royal Deaf Education Trust
What is Royal Deaf Education Trust's Ofsted rating?
Royal Deaf Education Trust was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024.
What is the catchment area for Royal Deaf Education Trust?
No fixed boundary. When Royal Deaf Education Trust is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Royal Deaf Education Trust have specialist SEN provision?
Royal Deaf Education Trust provides for pupils with visual impairment, moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties. Royal Deaf Education Trust is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
How do I apply to Royal Deaf Education Trust?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming Royal Deaf Education Trust 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 Royal Deaf Education Trust?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Royal Deaf Education Trust?
Royal Deaf Education Trust is at 1 Douglas Avenue, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2AU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)