Exmouth, EX8 2AU · Devon · school
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Overview: Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education is a non-maintained special school for moderately, severely and profoundly deaf pupils. Pupils have a range of additional special educational needs and/or disabilities. The school has a strong focus on British Sign Language (BSL) and deaf studies, and pupils have high expectations of behaviour.
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Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. All staff know and understand the procedures for keeping pupils safe, and systems for recording and reporting concerns are robust.
Colyton Grammar School uses papers from Quest Assessments: maths and English questions based solely on the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum — no verbal or non-verbal reasoning. The full test session runs about two and a half hours including breaks, sat at the school in mid-September of Year 6. Register directly on the school's website during its Year 5 registration window; results arrive in October before the 31 October application deadline.
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