The Promise School
Free schools special school in Okehampton (Devon).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).The Promise School is a special school located in Okehampton, Devon. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. The Headteacher is Gareth Howells.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Chess
- Climbing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Debating
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Minecraft
- Photography
- Rugby
- Sewing
and 4 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 149041
- Type
- Free schools special
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (1 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Neath Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Interim Executive Board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Quentin Gunderson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr Gareth Howells Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record