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Running Deer School

Other independent special school in Moretonhampstead (Devon).

Pupils
14
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
0.0%
2025/26
Capacity
93%
14 / 15 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Running Deer School is an Independent School for Children with Special Educational Needs providing high support specialist education for young people in Devon. About Running Deer School & Running Deer C.I.C Running Deer School is part of Running Deer C.I.C a Devon based not-for-profit social enterprise set up to support local people including those at risk of exclusion.

Running Deer C.I.C was established in 2011 to provide access to learning outside the classroom, training, volunteering, life skills opportunities and work experience in traditional and rural skills, bushcraft and survival skills, equine therapy, conservation and related activities.

Running Deer School was registered as an independent school based in 2016 and is based predominantly outdoors in 16 acres of woodland, Butterdon Wood. We also run an Interventions and Family Service and more information can be found on the Interventions and Family Services website . Running Deer C.I.C's community projects are core to our aims and objectives.

We have delivered may successful projects supporting people at risk of exclusion including rural skills education, horticultural projects and school initiatives.​​​ To find out more about Running Deer visit our website

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Climbing
  • Cooking
  • Fencing
  • Pottery
  • Swimming
  • Trauma Informed Schools

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
  • UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights

Key facts

URN
143539
Type
Other independent special school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
8 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2016

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.

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