Devon
ACE Tiverton Special School
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -2.89
- Progress 8
- [-3.56, -2.22]
- Confidence interval
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Watch-outs
- Small cohort (19 pupils in the latest results year). Figures may be less reliable and some data may be suppressed.
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 19 | 10.6 | — | 10.5% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 28 | 7.4 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2023/2024 | 18 | 4.1 | -2.89 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2022/2023 | 10 | 4.1 | -2.93 | 10.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2021/2022 | 10 | 7.9 | -3.07 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.4 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Devon for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 147064 |
| Local authority | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Free schools special |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Hannah Smart |
| Trust | TRANSFORMING FUTURES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | EX16 5HB |
| Pupils | 115 |
| FSM eligible | 41.7% |
Contact and identifiers
Orchard Way, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 5HB
www.atss.transformingfutures.org.uk1884763140| DfE number | 7009 |
| UKPRN | 10083778 |
| Opened | 2 Sept 2019 |
| GIAS updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 28 Feb 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 23 Jan 2024 |
| Publication date | 28 Feb 2024 |