Stansfield Academy, Exeter
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Stansfield Academy excels at building strong, respectful relationships with pupils who have had difficult experiences in education, helping them feel safe and regain trust in learning. The school offers a high-quality, broad curriculum combined with personalised support that helps pupils achieve qualifications and successfully progress into mainstream education, employment, or training. Staff hold high expectations and use clear behaviour frameworks to help pupils become more motivated and engaged learners.
Key Strengths
- Strong relationships between staff and pupils create a safe, trusting environment where pupils feel valued
- Well-designed curriculum with a focus on reading, core knowledge, and life skills that prepares pupils for reintegration or post-16 transitions
- Effective attendance monitoring and support has increased pupil attendance
- Clear behaviour expectations based on the 'three Ps' (people, place, purpose) with many pupils achieving more 'green days' over time
- Personalised learning programmes that accurately address pupils' individual needs and barriers to learning
Areas for Improvement
- Opportunities to develop pupil independence are sometimes not as effective as they could be, with some pupils becoming over-reliant on adult support
- The wider personal development programme is not as well embedded or designed as the academic offer
- Enrichment opportunities and wider development skills are not always used consistently to enhance the curriculum and support pupils with various challenges
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Independent careers guidance, work experience, off-site visits, personal, social and health education curriculum covering careers, finances, relationships and online safety
Stansfield Academy is an alternative provision school for permanently excluded pupils that has improved significantly from its previous 'Requires Improvement' rating. The school creates a positive, safe culture with strong relationships between staff and pupils, leading to improved behaviour, attendance, and academic achievement.
At a Glance
78.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
60 pupils
70 capacity
10 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Exeter
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Admissions Demand - Devon
Places available
8,027
Applications
7,482
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Secondary admissions across Devon (2025/26)
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Stansfield Academy
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
Woodwater Academy
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Clyst St Mary Primary School
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School
Monkerton Community Primary School
Whipton Barton Junior School
Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School
Wynstream Primary School Academy
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
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