ACE Tiverton Special School
Free schools special school in Tiverton (Devon).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.ACE Tiverton Special School is one of 20 schools run by Reach South Academy Trust.
- Type of school
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 11 to 16
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE Schools Plymouth | - | Plymouth | 236 | - | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019, from earlier data) |
| ACE Tiverton Special School (this school) | Special | Devon | 117 | 6 | Good 2024 |
| Courtlands School | Special | Plymouth | 101 | - | Report card 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4; safeguarding standards met |
| Drake Primary Academy | Primary | Plymouth | 136 | 9 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5; safeguarding standards met |
| Goosewell Primary Academy | Primary | Plymouth | 394 | 5 | Good 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| High Street Primary Academy | Primary | Plymouth | 214 | 7 | Good 2023 |
| Hill View Primary Academy | Primary | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 601 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2013, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| Malmesbury Park Primary School | Primary | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 693 | 7 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5; safeguarding standards met |
| Marlborough Primary Academy | Primary | Plymouth | 103 | 7 | Good 2023 |
| Millbay Academy | Secondary | Plymouth | 526 | 7 | Good 2024 |
| Morice Town Primary Academy | Primary | Plymouth | 177 | 9 | Good 2023 |
| Mount Tamar School | Special | Plymouth | - | - | - |
| Peak Academy | Special | Gloucestershire | 65 | 7 | Key judgements 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; safeguarding effective |
| Pilgrim Primary Academy | Primary | Plymouth | 361 | 9 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) | Special | Wiltshire | 116 | 9 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met |
| Stoke Damerel Primary Academy | Primary | Plymouth | 387 | 6 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards met |
| Stuart Road Primary Academy | Primary | Plymouth | 185 | 6 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5; safeguarding standards met |
| The Springfields Academy | Special | Wiltshire | 267 | 9 | Report card 2026Exceptional in 3 areas, Strong standard in 4; safeguarding standards met |
| Thomas Hall School | All-through | Devon | 438 | 6 | Requires improvement 2024 |
| UTC Plymouth | Secondary | Plymouth | 594 | 9 | Good 2023 |
| 20 schools | 5,711 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.