Mill Water School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Mill Water School, inspected in March 2023.

In 2025–26 Mill Water School had 6.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26 Mill Water School had 119 pupils, 100.0% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: specific learning difficulty; severe learning difficulty; profound and multiple learning difficulty; social, emotional and mental health; speech, language and communication needs; hearing impairment; vision impairment; multi-sensory impairment; physical disability; autistic spectrum disorder; other difficulty or disability.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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Mill Water School is part of Special Partnership Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Orchard Manor School Dawlish
• Brunel School Paignton
• Castlebridge School Tavistock
• The Lampard Community School Barnstaple
• Bosvena School Bodmin
• Doubletrees School Par
• Pencalenick School Truro
• Curnow School Redruth
• Nancealverne School Penzance

What is Mill Water School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mill Water School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023 of its predecessor, Mill Water School.

When was Mill Water School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mill Water School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Mill Water School have?

Mill Water School has 119 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mill Water School cover?

Mill Water School for pupils aged 3 to 19.

Where is Mill Water School?

Mill Water School is at Bicton, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7BJ.