Orchard Manor School
John Nash Drive, Dawlish, EX7 9SF
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Jones
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- The Special Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 148476
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626862363
About this school
Orchard Manor School is a special academy in Dawlish. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 227 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Orchard Manor 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 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% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 90.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 89.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.10 | - | - |
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 | 28 | 17 | 28 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.5 | 8.9 | 7.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.50 -2.07 to -0.92 | -1.65 -2.37 to -0.94 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.8 | 1.0 | 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 Orchard Manor 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 | 0% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.73%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.73%
- Persistent absence
- 24.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas0.9 miles
Other types · Dawlish
-
Oakwood Specialist College0.9 miles
Other types · Dawlish
-
Chances Educational Support Services1.2 miles
Independent schools · Dawlish
-
Trinity School1.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Royal Deaf Education Trust4.3 miles
Special schools · Exmouth
Other schools in Dawlish
- Oakwood Specialist College Other types
- Gatehouse Primary Academy Primary
- Westcliff Primary Academy Primary
- Dawlish College Secondary
- Chances Educational Support Services Independent schools
- Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Orchard Manor School teach?
- Orchard Manor School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Dawlish.
- Who is the headteacher of Orchard Manor School?
- The headteacher of Orchard Manor School is Mrs Nicola Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Orchard Manor School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Orchard Manor 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 Orchard Manor School?
- Orchard Manor School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Orchard Manor School full?
- Orchard Manor School has capacity for 200 pupils and 227 on roll (114%), 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 Orchard Manor School a faith school?
- No. Orchard Manor School has no designated religious character.
- Is Orchard Manor School part of an academy trust?
- Orchard Manor School is part of SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Orchard Manor 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 Orchard Manor School's absence rate?
- Orchard Manor School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Orchard Manor School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Orchard Manor 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 10 July 2026.