School Data

Thomas Hall School

All-through Free school in Exeter EX4 5AD

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  • School Reference Number: 147650
  • Address: Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter EX4 5AD
  • Headteacher: Mr Phil Arnold
  • Telephone: 01392 757371
  • Website: thomashallschool.org
  • Managing Organisation: Reach South Academy Trust
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Free schools
  • Phase: All-through
  • Pupil Capacity: 720
  • Local Education Authority: Devon
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: November 2019* (Change in status)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 19/03/2024

Rating published on 07/05/2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
19 March 2024 8 May 2024 School inspection Requires Improvement

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Unique Reference Number147650
Local Authority Code878
Local Authority NameDevon
Establishment Number4029
School / College NameThomas Hall School
Establishment Type Code35
Establishment typeFree schools
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code09
Reason establishment openedChange in status
Open date01-11-2019
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 7
Phase of educationAll-through
Age range Low4
Age range High16
Boarders Code0
BoardersNot applicable
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity720
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils459
Number of Boys231
Number of Girls228
Percentage Free School Meals26.90
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16503
Academy trust or TrustREACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorReach South Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10084842
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetCowley Bridge Road
Locality
Address3
TownExeter
County (name)Devon
PostcodeEX4 5AD
Websitehttps://www.thomashallschool.org
Telephone01392757371
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first namePhil
Headteacher/Principal last nameArnold
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE07000041
DistrictExeter
Ward CodeE05011012
WardDuryard and St James
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001231
Parliamentary ConstituencyExeter
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000008
Easting291069
Northing94826
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Exeter 001
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Exeter 001H
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN100040209967
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004149
LSOA CodeE01034629
Free School Meals123
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN147650
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/147650
LAESTAB8784029
School nameThomas Hall School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationFree School
School open date01/11/2019
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityDevon
Parliamentary constituencyExeter
Multi-academy trust UID16503
Multi-academy trust nameReach South Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID16875
Academy sponsor nameReach South Academy Trust
PostcodeEX4 5AD
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils459
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10298090
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date19/03/2024
Publication date07/05/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection147650
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8784029
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThomas Hall School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFree School
Current school type used for chart C6Free school
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10080584
Previous inspection start date09/10/2018
Previous publication date16/11/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection139661
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8784002
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSteiner Academy Exeter
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFree School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness4
Previous category of concernSM
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementInadequate
Previous safeguarding is effective?No
Previous early years provisionInadequate
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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