Exeter House Special School
Somerset Road, Salisbury, SP1 3BL
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Yasmine Johnston & Tina Maskell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Brunel Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 201
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 141647
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01722334168
About this school
Exeter House Special School is a special academy in Salisbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Exeter House Special School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 14 June 2023, 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 81.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.00 | - | - |
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 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Exeter House Special 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 | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 164 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.9%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 10%
- Persistent absence
- 32.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leehurst Swan School0.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Chafyn Grove School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Salisbury
-
The Spires0.6 miles
Special schools · Salisbury
-
Godolphin School0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)1.1 miles
Free Schools · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
- Appleford School Special schools
- Fountain House Education Suite Special schools
- SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) Free Schools
- The Spires Special schools
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bemerton St John Church of England Primary Primary
- Broad Chalke CofE Primary School Primary
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dinton CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Exeter House Special School teach?
- Exeter House Special School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Salisbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Exeter House Special School?
- The headteacher of Exeter House Special School is Yasmine Johnston & Tina Maskell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Exeter House Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Exeter House Special School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Exeter House Special School?
- Exeter House Special School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Exeter House Special School full?
- Exeter House Special School has capacity for 201 pupils and 208 on roll (103%), 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 Exeter House Special School a faith school?
- No. Exeter House Special School has no designated religious character.
- Is Exeter House Special School part of an academy trust?
- Exeter House Special School is part of BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Exeter House Special School have?
- The schools register lists Exeter House Special School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Exeter House Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Exeter House Special School's absence rate?
- Exeter House Special School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Exeter House Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Exeter House Special 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 1 July 2026.