Cranbrook Education Campus
Tillhouse Road, Cranbrook, Exeter, EX5 7EE
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Stephen Farmer
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,020
- Pupils on roll
- 1,066
- URN
- 141514
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01404823293
About this school
Cranbrook Education Campus is an all-through academy in Exeter. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 1,066 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 52 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 67% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 81% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 71% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 65% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 50 | 60 | 77 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.2 | 45.4 | 46.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.35 to +0.44 | +0.22 -0.16 to +0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 51.7% | 44.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 65% | 68.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 82% | 75% | 71.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.3 | 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 Cranbrook Education Campus 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 | 51% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.4 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 898 |
| 2023/24 | 985 |
| 2024/25 | 1,058 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cranbrook Education Campus compares
Cranbrook Education Campus ranked 19th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46 | 7% | 26% | 1,066 | — |
| Thomas Hall School | 34.6 | 13.1% | 31% | 438 | 6.4 miles |
| Matford Brook Academy | — | 10.4% | 25.4% | 276 | 7.2 miles |
| Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School | — | 4.1% | 18.2% | 155 | 0.7 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 22.9% | 476 | 0.8 miles |
| Clyst Vale Community College | 44.5 | 9.1% | 23% | 944 | 1.8 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)
- 25.96%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.01%
- Persistent absence
- 18.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas Hall School6.4 miles
All-through · Exeter
-
Matford Brook Academy7.2 miles
All-through · Exeter
-
Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School0.7 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Clyst Vale Community College1.8 miles
Secondary · Exeter
Other schools in Exeter
Cranbrook Education Campus ranks 25th of the 48 ranked primary schools in Exeter, and Cranbrook Education Campus ranks 5th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Exeter.
- Matford Brook Academy All-through
- Thomas Hall School All-through
- 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
- Christow Primary School Primary
- Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School Primary
- Clyst St Mary Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cranbrook Education Campus teach?
- Cranbrook Education Campus teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an all-through school in Exeter.
- Who is the chief executive officer of Cranbrook Education Campus?
- The chief executive officer of Cranbrook Education Campus is Mr Stephen Farmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cranbrook Education Campus last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cranbrook Education Campus, 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 Cranbrook Education Campus?
- Cranbrook Education Campus has 1,066 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Cranbrook Education Campus full?
- Cranbrook Education Campus has capacity for 1,020 pupils and 1,066 on roll (105%), so it is at or above 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 Cranbrook Education Campus a faith school?
- No. Cranbrook Education Campus has no designated religious character.
- Does Cranbrook Education Campus have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cranbrook Education Campus as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cranbrook Education Campus?
- Cranbrook Education Campus 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 Cranbrook Education Campus's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cranbrook Education Campus rank locally?
- Cranbrook Education Campus ranked 19th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cranbrook Education Campus's absence rate?
- Cranbrook Education Campus's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cranbrook Education Campus's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cranbrook Education Campus'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.