St Thomas West

Summary

St Thomas West (E02004160) is part of Devon local authority (view on map). St Thomas West has an approximate population of 7,200 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

St Thomas West neighbours Exwick & Foxhayes, St Thomas East, Alphington & Marsh Barton, and Tedburn, Shillingford & Higher Ashton.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

St Thomas West is the 38th least deprived area in Devon (out of 108) with 25% of children living in low-income families, compared to 29% across Devon and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In St Thomas West, 17% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 23% in Devon and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in St Thomas West % in Devon % in England
Eligible for free school meals 17% 23% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 83% 77% 73%

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Special educational needs

In St Thomas West, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 22% in Devon, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in St Thomas West % in Devon % in England
No special educational needs 79% 78% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In St Thomas West, 9% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 9% in Devon, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in St Thomas West % in Devon % in England
White 90% 91% 67%
Asian 2% 2% 14%
Black – 1% 7%
Mixed 5% 3% 7%
Other 2% 1% 3%
Not known – 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in St Thomas West with English as an additional language is 12%, compared with 6% in Devon, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in St Thomas West % in Devon % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 12% 6% 22%
Known or believed to be English 88% 94% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

St Thomas West has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in St Thomas West
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in St Thomas West since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

St Thomas West has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in St Thomas West
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 0
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in St Thomas West since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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