The Wildings
Royston Farm, Talaton, EX5 2RR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Rees-Lee
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 11
- Pupils on roll
- 10
- URN
- 148180
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01392692212
About this school
The Wildings is an independent special school in Devon. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 10 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Wildings 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
The Wildings has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2021, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 The Wildings 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 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 10 |
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
- 10
Location
Nearby schools
-
K-HQ4.3 miles
Special schools · Devon
-
St John's School7.6 miles
Independent schools · Sidmouth
-
Mill Water School8.1 miles
Academies · Budleigh Salterton
-
Ellen Tinkham School8.2 miles
Special schools · Exeter
-
Stansfield Academy8.7 miles
Academies · Exeter
Common questions
- What ages does The Wildings teach?
- The Wildings teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Devon.
- Who is the headteacher of The Wildings?
- The headteacher of The Wildings is Mr Michael Rees-Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Wildings been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Wildings 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 Wildings?
- The Wildings has 10 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is The Wildings full?
- The Wildings has capacity for 11 pupils and 10 on roll (91%), 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 Wildings a faith school?
- No. The Wildings has no designated religious character.
- What are The Wildings's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Wildings'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.