Isca Academy Isca Academy Isca Academy (formerly Isca College of Media Arts and Priory High School) is a mixed secondary school located in Exeter in the English county of Devon. Previously a community school administered by Devon County Council, Isca converted to academy status on 1 October 2013 sponsored by the Ted Wragg Trust. However the school continues to coordinate with Devon County Council for admissions. Isca Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and ASDAN courses as programmes of study for pupils. Some courses are offered in conjunction with Exeter College. Procedures for field trips at the school were reviewed in 2016 after four
Isca Dumnoniorum their initial invasions, the Romans established a 'playing-card' shaped fort () at the site around 55. It was the base of the strong Second Augustan Legion () for the next 20 years before they moved to Isca Augusta (modern Caerleon in Wales). Both Iscas were also home to their families as settlements are thought to have grown up outside the fortress gates, especially to the north-east. Buildings within the fortress, such as barracks, granaries, and workship (), were timber structures, the post-trenches of which were excavated in the 1970s in advance of the Guildhall shopping centre development. The only known