Matford Brook Academy

General Information

Address: March Close, Matford, Exeter, EX2 0BZ
Phone: 01392717140
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Emily Simpson-Horne
Age range: 2-16 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 276
School capacity: 370
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 83
% eligible for free school meals: 30.1%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 10.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 31.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

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SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 21.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 20 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

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Educational Attainment

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Financials

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Spending per pupil: £11,591 (2024-25)

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Ranked #1 of 43 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1Matford Brook Academy£11,591
#2Kenton Primary School£10,222
#3St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£9,069

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Matford Brook Academy£11,591
#2Kenton Primary School£10,222
#3St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£9,069
#4Hennock Community Primary School£8,376
#5Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School£8,289
#6Bishopsteignton School£8,283
#7Broadhempston Village Primary School£8,278
#8Buckfastleigh Primary School£8,074
#9Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School£7,847
#10St Michael's Church of England Primary School£7,568
#11Cockwood Primary School£7,446
#12Westcliff Primary Academy£7,397
#13Abbotskerswell Primary School£7,360
#14Exminster Community Primary£7,212
#15Denbury Primary School£7,128
#16Ashburton Primary School£6,930
#17Teignmouth Primary School£6,862
#18St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast£6,859
#19Blackpool Church of England Primary School£6,743
#20Bearnes Voluntary Primary School£6,647
#21Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School£6,631
#22Hazeldown School£6,614
#23All Saints Marsh CofE Academy£6,524
#24Tedburn St Mary School£6,500
#25Christow Primary School£6,497
#26Gatehouse Primary Academy£6,469
#27Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit£6,430
#28Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School£6,405
#29Ilsington Church of England Primary School£6,330
#30Decoy Primary School£6,297
#31Ide Primary School£6,277
#32Starcross Primary School£6,276
#33Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School£6,256
#34Kingsteignton School£6,204
#35Dunsford Community Academy£6,034
#36Canada Hill Community Primary School£5,963
#37Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School£5,943
#38Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary£5,802
#39Kenn Church of England Primary School£5,796
#40Bovey Tracey Academy£5,630
#41Moretonhampstead Primary School£5,492
#42Shaldon Primary School£5,315
#43Rydon Primary School£5,076

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