Thomas Hall School
Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, EX4 5AD
438 pupils · 61% of 720 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 34%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 March 2024, published 7 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 46.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 25% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 31 | 30 | 56 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 17 | 29 | 17 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 51 | 37 | 79 | 38 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 16 | 25 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 43 | 77 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 17 | 16 | 24 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 26 | 61 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Matford Brook Academy 6.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Cranbrook Education Campus 10.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Dartmouth Academy 44.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bridgwater College Academy 58.7 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- Atlantic Academy Portland 80.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- E-Act Merchants' Academy 99 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.