The Promise School
Okehampton · Devon
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About The Promise School
The Promise School is a other academy in Okehampton, Devon. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 19 member schools: 15 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, 1 special school. Local authorities: Devon. Regions: South West. — from the DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST public record.
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- Official name
- The Promise School
- Address
- Wardhayes, Simmons Way
- Postcode
- EX20 1PU
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Devon
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Devon
- URN (official identifier)
- 149041
- Establishment number
- 7012
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Other
- Age range
- 4–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 79
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 100
- School type
- Free school (special)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Devon
- Headteacher
- Mr Quentin Gunderson
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 17 Jun 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.thepromiseschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01837510337
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2022
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at The Promise School
| 2025/26 | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 79 | 97,836 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 72.2% | 22.2% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 15.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.3% | 6.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
3 published inspections for The Promise School.
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Read report- Outcomes for legacy monitoring inspections
- Leaders and governors/trustees are taking effective action to improve the school but continued work is needed to remove the special measures designation
Report published 8 Sept 2026
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for legacy monitoring inspections
- Leaders and governors/trustees are taking effective action to improve the school but continued work is needed to remove the special measures designation
Report published 13 May 2026
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Category of concern
- SM
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
Report published 14 Jul 2025
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at The Promise School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 29.4% | 12.3% | 12.9% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 73.3% | 34.2% | 34.7% |
Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at The Promise School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £65,000 for 55 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 73.3% | 22.5% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £867 | £300 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at The Promise School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Special · 79 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,426,000 £30,709 per pupil | £31,371 |
| Total spending | £2,338,000 £29,595 per pupil | £28,514 |
| Teaching staff | £1,024,000 £12,962 per pupil · 43.8% | £11,172 · 39.2% |
| Education support staff | −£2,000 −£25 per pupil · -0.1% | £8,727 · 30.6% |
| Supply and agency staff | £846,000 £10,709 per pupil · 36.2% | £1,495 · 5.2% |
| …of which agency supply | £298,000 £3,772 per pupil · 12.7% | £1,361 · 4.8% |
| In-year balance | £88,000 | |
| Revenue reserve | £0 | |
Previous year (2023/24): spending £38,522 per pupil, supply and agency £12,065 per pupil — spending down £8,927 per pupil on 2023/24.
Not enough schools of this phase in the local authority to compare.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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