Cranbrook Education Campus
Tillhouse Road, Cranbrook, Cranbrook Education Campus, Exeter, EX5 7EEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Cranbrook Education Campus is an all-through school in Exeter for ages 2 to 16. It is one of the 416 schools in Devon. It ranks 6th of 8 secondary schools in Exeter. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 May 2024, report published 25 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 May 2024
Pupils are happy and safe. They know the school's 'PERKS of being Crantastic' values well, which include being kind and safe. Most pupils uphold these values and live up to the school's high expectations of their behaviour. As a result, the school has a positive atmosphere and learning is rarely disturbed. Pupils have a strong voice in the school. Through the pupil parliament, for example, they represent each other's views and make positive contributions to the school community. Recently appointed anti-bullying ambassadors help to promote the school's culture of respecting and celebrating difference. Pupils benefit from a range of clubs and activities. For instance, primary-age pupils participate in the 'mini-Dukes' programme, which helps to prepare them for secondary school events such as the Exe Valley and Jurassic Coast challenges. Pupils have opportunities in sports, such as the girls 'lionesses' football team, and in music, such as taking part in the 'Crastonbury' choir event. The school works relentlessly to remove barriers to pupils' participation and success. It maintains an oversight of the uptake of extra-curricular activities to ensure that all pupils have the chance to join in. The school is proactive in welcoming pupils to the school from families seeking asylum. These actions exemplify the school's vision to extend opportunity to its community.
What the school should improve
- Some teachers in the primary phase do not have the subject expertise required to implement the curriculum successfully. As a result, teaching does not always deepen pupils' knowledge and understanding sufficiently. The trust and school should ensure that all teachers have the subject knowledge they need to teach the curriculum well.
- Pupils have limited opportunities to discuss subject content. Where this is the case, they do not consolidate their learning. The trust and school should ensure that pupils have opportunities to discuss subject content and debate issues and ideas in a considered way.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
62 pupils took the tests
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
77 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
1,066 pupils on roll, with places for 1,020
Schools near Cranbrook Education Campus
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyst Vale Community College | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 44.5 |
| St Luke's Church of England School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 45.3 |
| St James School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 46.9 |
| St Peter's Church of England Aided School | 4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 53.0 |
| The King's School | 5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | Attainment 8: 51.9 |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Farmer
- Phone
- 01404823293
- Address
- Tillhouse Road, Cranbrook, Cranbrook Education Campus, Exeter, EX5 7EE
- Local authority
- Devon
- URN
- 141514
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.