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Heather Bridge School

Special · ages 6-18MixedIndependent60 pupilsYelvertonDevon
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
PlacesFull60 pupils, 60 places
Pupils on roll60Census January 2024

Heather Bridge School is an independent special school in Yelverton for boys and girls aged 6 to 18. It has 60 pupils and every place is taken.

Princetown Road, Dousland, Yelverton, PL20 6NN01822 661444heatherbridgeschool.co.ukMr Ben Loughran headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2023: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

12 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Devon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll60Census January 2024
Places60100% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%60 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls29 / 31
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024
Pupils on roll60405
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate26 per 1,000 people72% lower than the England average
Typical house price£294,496West Devon
Nearest bus stop160 mMerrivale View Road, 6 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Lady Modiford's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy900 m1Not inspectedCompare
Horrabridge Primary & Nursery SchoolFoundation1.2 miles184Good 202355Compare
Meavy Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy1.2 miles90Not inspected84Compare
The Wildings LovatonIndependent1.8 miles1Not inspectedCompare
St Andrew's Church of England AcademyAcademy2.8 miles150Good 202383Compare
Whitchurch Community Primary SchoolAcademy3.9 miles202Good 202350Compare
Princetown Community Primary SchoolAcademy4.4 miles51Good 202445Compare
St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy4.5 miles119Good 202231Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Heather Bridge School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Heather Bridge School yet.

How many pupils does Heather Bridge School have?

60 pupils aged 6 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 100% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Princetown Road, Dousland, Yelverton, PL20 6NN
Telephone
01822 661444
Website
www.heatherbridgeschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr Ben Loughran
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 6-18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Devon
Ward
Burrator
Constituency
South West Devon
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
3 October 2023 (new provision)
URN
149595 · LAESTAB 8786089

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from