Chances Educational Support Services
Red Rock, Sandy Lane, Dawlish, EX7 0AF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim Hall
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 20
- URN
- 143407
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626864412
About this school
Chances Educational Support Services is an independent school in Dawlish. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 20 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Chances Educational Support Services 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
Chances Educational Support Services has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2017, 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 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 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 Chances Educational Support Services 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 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 15 |
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
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 7
Location
Nearby schools
-
Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas0.3 miles
Other types · Dawlish
-
Oakwood Specialist College0.3 miles
Other types · Dawlish
-
Orchard Manor School1.2 miles
Academies · Dawlish
-
Trinity School2.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Royal Deaf Education Trust3.1 miles
Special schools · Exmouth
Other schools in Dawlish
- Gatehouse Primary Academy Primary
- Westcliff Primary Academy Primary
- Dawlish College Secondary
- Oakwood Specialist College Other types
- Orchard Manor School Academies
- Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas Other types
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mr Gary Hayes (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mr Gary Hayes to Mrs Kim Hall recorded 14 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Chances Educational Support Services teach?
- Chances Educational Support Services teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Dawlish.
- Who is the headteacher of Chances Educational Support Services?
- The headteacher of Chances Educational Support Services is Mrs Kim Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chances Educational Support Services been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Chances Educational Support Services 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 many pupils are at Chances Educational Support Services?
- Chances Educational Support Services has 20 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Chances Educational Support Services full?
- Chances Educational Support Services has capacity for 60 pupils and 20 on roll (33%), 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 Chances Educational Support Services a faith school?
- No. Chances Educational Support Services has no designated religious character.
- What are Chances Educational Support Services's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chances Educational Support Services'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.