Quay View School
Bere Alston, Yelverton, PL20 7EX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Ridley
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 44
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 113616
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01822840379
About this school
Quay View School is an independent special school in Yelverton. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Quay View School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Quay View School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 1986, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 1.0 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.1 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Quay View School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 34 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 40
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Copper Fields School1.5 miles
Special schools · Gunnislake
-
The Lowen School2.2 miles
Special schools
-
Castlebridge School4.6 miles
Free Schools · Tavistock
-
Mount Kelly5.6 miles
Independent schools · Tavistock
-
Mill Ford School5.7 miles
Special schools · Plymouth
Other schools in Yelverton
- Heather Bridge School Special schools
- Bere Alston Primary Academy Primary
- Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Lady Modiford's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Meavy Church of England Primary School Primary
- Princetown Community Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Quay View School teach?
- Quay View School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Yelverton.
- Who is the headteacher of Quay View School?
- The headteacher of Quay View School is Mr Stuart Ridley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Quay View School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Quay View School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Quay View School?
- Quay View School has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Quay View School full?
- Quay View School has capacity for 44 pupils and 40 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Quay View School a faith school?
- No. Quay View School has no designated religious character.
- What are Quay View School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Quay View School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.