Isca Academy
Earl Richards Road South, Exeter, EX2 6AP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Vicki Joyce
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 860
- URN
- 139682
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01392204082
About this school
Isca Academy is a secondary academy in Exeter. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 860 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 180 | 206 | 190 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | 44.0 | 46.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.23 +0.01 to +0.44 | -0.04 -0.24 to +0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 44.2% | 46.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 66% | 64.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 83% | 78.2% | 73.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
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 Isca Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.9 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.4 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 994 |
| 2023/24 | 985 |
| 2024/25 | 914 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Isca Academy compares
Isca Academy ranked 15th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.4 | 11% | 27.9% | 860 | — |
| West Exe School | 47 | 10% | 20.4% | 1,237 | 1.3 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Aided School | 53 | 7.6% | 13% | 1,305 | 1.4 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England School | 45.3 | 11.3% | 30.4% | 870 | 2.1 miles |
| St James School | 46.9 | 8.8% | 27.5% | 985 | 2.2 miles |
| Clyst Vale Community College | 44.5 | 9.1% | 23% | 944 | 4.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.9%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 11.02%
- Persistent absence
- 27.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Exe School1.3 miles
Secondary · Exeter
-
St Peter's Church of England Aided School1.4 miles
Secondary · Exeter
-
St Luke's Church of England School2.1 miles
Secondary · Exeter
-
St James School2.2 miles
Secondary · Exeter
-
Clyst Vale Community College4.7 miles
Secondary · Exeter
Other schools in Exeter
Isca Academy ranks 4th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Exeter.
- Clyst Vale Community College Secondary
- St James School Secondary
- St Luke's Church of England School Secondary
- St Peter's Church of England Aided School Secondary
- West Exe School Secondary
- Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nursery
- West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nursery
- Alphington Primary School Primary
- Bowhill Primary School Primary
- Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broadclyst Community Primary School Primary
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Isca Academy teach?
- Isca Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Exeter.
- Who is the principal of Isca Academy?
- The principal of Isca Academy is Mrs Vicki Joyce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Isca Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Isca Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Isca Academy?
- Isca Academy has 860 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Isca Academy full?
- Isca Academy has capacity for 950 pupils and 860 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 Isca Academy a faith school?
- No. Isca Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Isca Academy a selective school?
- No. Isca Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Isca Academy?
- Isca Academy is part of THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Isca Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.9 in 2022/23 and 46.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Isca Academy rank locally?
- Isca Academy ranked 15th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Isca Academy's absence rate?
- Isca Academy's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Isca Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Isca Academy'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 1 July 2026.