The Greater Horseshoe School
Little Bovey Lane, Heathfield, TQ12 6RH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Peta Hewitt
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 61
- Pupils on roll
- 57
- URN
- 146167
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626782038
About this school
The Greater Horseshoe School is an independent special school in Devon. It teaches children aged 8 to 18 and has 57 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Greater Horseshoe School under its current framework. 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
The Greater Horseshoe School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2018, 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 | 1 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.6 | - | 2.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 6.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 6.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | - | 0.3 |
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 The Greater Horseshoe 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 | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.9 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 55 |
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
- 57
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stover School1.6 miles
Independent schools · Newton Abbot
-
Phoenix Bay School2.2 miles
Special schools · Torquay
-
Fieldstone School3.4 miles
Special schools · Devon
-
Glendinning Academy4.4 miles
Free Schools · Newton Abbot
-
Sands School6.1 miles
Independent schools · Newton Abbot
Common questions
- What ages does The Greater Horseshoe School teach?
- The Greater Horseshoe School teaches children aged 8 to 18. It is a special school in Devon.
- Who is the headteacher of The Greater Horseshoe School?
- The headteacher of The Greater Horseshoe School is Mrs Peta Hewitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Greater Horseshoe School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Greater Horseshoe 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 many pupils are at The Greater Horseshoe School?
- The Greater Horseshoe School has 57 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 18.
- Is The Greater Horseshoe School full?
- The Greater Horseshoe School has capacity for 61 pupils and 57 on roll (93%), 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 The Greater Horseshoe School a faith school?
- No. The Greater Horseshoe School has no designated religious character.
- How have The Greater Horseshoe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4.6 in 2022/23 and 2.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Greater Horseshoe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Greater Horseshoe 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.