Belong School Devon
Grace Road West, Exeter, EX2 8PU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Roz Harman
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 66
- URN
- 147471
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03003035755
About this school
Belong School Devon is an independent special school in Exeter. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 66 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Belong School Devon 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
Belong School Devon has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2019, 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 | 28 | 16 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 11.3 | 5.3 | 12.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 11% | 6.3% | 11.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 18% | 6.3% | 16.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
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 Belong School Devon 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 | 11.3 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 46 |
| 2024/25 | 54 |
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
- 66
Location
Nearby schools
-
Torlands Academy0.3 miles
Academies · Exeter
-
Exeter Cathedral School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Exeter
-
Barley Lane School0.8 miles
Special schools · Exeter
-
The Maynard School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Exeter
-
Atkinson Secure Children's Home1.1 miles
Other types · Exeter
Other schools in Exeter
- Atkinson Secure Children's Home Other types
- Barley Lane School Special schools
- Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- Ellen Tinkham School Special schools
- Infocus College Other types
- Magdalen Court School Special schools
- Southbrook School Special schools
- Stansfield Academy Academies
- The Outdoors School Special schools
- Torlands Academy Academies
- Vranch House School Special schools
- Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Belong School Devon teach?
- Belong School Devon teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is a special school in Exeter.
- Who is the headteacher of Belong School Devon?
- The headteacher of Belong School Devon is Mrs Roz Harman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Belong School Devon been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Belong School Devon 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 Belong School Devon?
- Belong School Devon has 66 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is Belong School Devon full?
- Belong School Devon has capacity for 75 pupils and 66 on roll (88%), 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 Belong School Devon a faith school?
- No. Belong School Devon has no designated religious character.
- How have Belong School Devon's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11.3 in 2022/23 and 12.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Belong School Devon's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belong School Devon'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.