Countess Wear Primary School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Exeter, Devon, for children and young people aged 2 to 11. Its specialist base has 6 places for multi-sensory impairment.
- Ages 2–11
- 171 pupils
- Ofsted: Requires improvement
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 6 places, 6 pupils
- Pupils
- 171
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Bishop
- Part of
- Cornerstone Academy Trust
- Council
- Devon
- School reference (URN)
- 150755
Needs its base supports
1 need: multi-sensory
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Sensory and physical
- Multi-sensory impairment Other schools for this in Devon (3)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Devon council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Requires improvement, October 2022
Rated Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, in October 2022.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Glasshouse Lane, Countess Wear, Exeter, EX2 7BS
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Infocus College Independent · Ages 16–25 0.5 miles
- Southbrook School Special school · Ages 11–16 0.7 miles
- Wynstream Primary School Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted report card (2026) 1.2 miles
By need in Devon: Autism (14) · SEMH (9) · Moderate learning (8) · Speech and language (7) · Severe learning (7) · PMLD (5) · Hearing (5) · Vision (5) · Physical (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (4) · Multi-sensory (4)
Questions about Countess Wear Primary School
How do I get a place in Countess Wear Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Countess Wear Primary School support?
Multi-sensory impairment. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Countess Wear Primary School take?
Aged 2 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Countess Wear Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in October 2022 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Countess Wear Primary School?
Glasshouse Lane, Countess Wear, Exeter, EX2 7BS, in Devon.
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