On Track Education West Yarner
On Track Education West Yarner is an independent special school in Totnes for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 40 pupils and room for 52.
West Yarner, Dun Cross, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6DX01803 445943ontrackeducation.com/schools/yarnerMr Simon Wood headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 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. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual 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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 40 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 1 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifeworks College | Special post 16 institution | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bidwell Brook School | Foundation special school | 0.7 miles | 151 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Dartington Church of England Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 286 | Good 2023 | 81 | Compare |
| River Dart Academy | Academy alternative provision sponsor led | 0.7 miles | 39 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Redwood River School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 14 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| South Devon Steiner School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 215 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| King Edward VI Community College | Academy | 1.4 miles | 940 | Not inspected | 43 | Compare |
| Totnes Independent School | Independent | 1.6 miles | 127 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is On Track Education West Yarner a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score On Track Education West Yarner yet.
How many pupils does On Track Education West Yarner have?
40 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 52 places, so it is 77% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- West Yarner, Dun Cross, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6DX
- Telephone
- 01803 445943
- Website
- ontrackeducation.com/schools/yarner
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Wood
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward
- Dartington & Staverton
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 7 December 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148805 · LAESTAB 8786088 · UKPRN 10090251
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.