St Luke's Church of England School, Exeter
St Luke's Church of England School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Exeter, part of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2024. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 6th-highest of the 8 schools in Exeter with published results, and 1,720th of 3,298 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
- Progress (2024)
- Above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Devon (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Luke's Church of England School in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at St Luke's Church of England School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Devon and 47 across England.
42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Devon and 47% in England.
That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.3.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.29: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.8, against 49.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 16 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Spanish and History.
Getting a place at St Luke's Church of England School
For September 2026 entry, 147 families put St Luke's Church of England School as their first choice and 390 named it as one of their preferences, for 186 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Luke's Church of England School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to St Luke's Church of England School are St James School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); St Peter's Church of England Aided School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); Atkinson Secure Children's Home (2 miles); and Isca Academy (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4).
Each of them had higher 2026 results than St Luke's Church of England School.
St James SchoolSt Peter's Church of England Aided SchoolAtkinson Secure Children's HomeIsca Academy
The trust
St Luke's Church of England School 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.
Where pupils go next
Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 77% to a further education college, 10% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.
Who goes there
St Luke's Church of England School has a resourced provision for physical disability.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pinhoe Rail Station, about 940 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hospital (w-bound), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 159 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Luke's Church of England School issued 251 suspensions, 29.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to St Luke's Church of England School are Monkerton Community Primary School (0.4 miles), Whipton Barton Junior School (0.5 miles), St Nicholas Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles) and Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Monkerton Community Primary SchoolWhipton Barton Junior SchoolSt Nicholas Catholic Primary SchoolWhipton Barton Infants and Nursery School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
29.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Physical
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has remained stable at around 0.29 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 46.7 to 45.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 50% to 42% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 45.6 | 42.4% |
| Disadvantaged(35) | - | 34.8 | 17.1% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(90) | - | 49.8 | 52.2% |
| Boys(58) | - | 40.3 | 32.8% |
| Girls(67) | - | 50.3 | 50.7% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(17) | - | 51.5 | 41.2% |
| Non mobile(111) | - | 46.2 | 44.1% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 180 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
3
Permanent exclusions
0.35%
Exclusion rate
251
Suspensions
29.43%
Suspension rate
64 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 853 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Luke's Church of England School 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
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 14 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 3 on a bicycle.
3 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
846 pupils
980 places
134 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Exeter
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Exeter
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
134
SEN Support
29
EHC Plans
18.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
St Luke's Church of England School has a resourced provision for physical disability.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
870
Total Pupils
442
Boys
428
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
52
Teachers
16.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,565
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,235
Per pupil
£6554k
Total funding
£278k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
11.3%
Overall absence
30.7%
Persistent absence
907
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
St Luke's Church of England School
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about St Luke's Church of England School
What are GCSE results like at St Luke's Church of England School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at St Luke's Church of England School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 45.6. 42% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is St Luke's Church of England School's Ofsted rating?
St Luke's Church of England School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024.
What is the catchment area for St Luke's Church of England School?
No fixed boundary. When St Luke's Church of England School is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Luke's Church of England School?
St Luke's Church of England School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 980 places.
How big are the classes at St Luke's Church of England School?
Classes at St Luke's Church of England School average 29.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Luke's Church of England School?
St Luke's Church of England School has around 870 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
Does St Luke's Church of England School have specialist SEN provision?
St Luke's Church of England School has a resourced provision for physical disability.
What is attendance like at St Luke's Church of England School?
11.3% of sessions were missed at St Luke's Church of England School in 2024/25. 30.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Luke's Church of England School?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming St Luke's Church of England School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Luke's Church of England School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 14 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 3 on a bicycle. 3 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 St Luke's Church of England School?
St Luke's Church of England School is at Harts Lane, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3RD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)