Community school · Devon

Clyst St Mary Primary School

4–11Ages
170Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113066URN

Clyst St Mary, The Village, Exeter, EX5 1BG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 above Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

43 applications for 25 places · 38th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Devon median (1.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.1; Devon median median 1.5
2024 2.2; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2022 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
2021 2.8; Devon median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
2019 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
2018 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
2017 2.3; Devon median median 1.6
2016 2.7; Devon median median 1.6
2015 2.5; Devon median median 1.7
2014 2.1; Devon median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Devon median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Devon median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	43	1.7	25	1.00
Sep 2025	30	34	1.1	20	0.67
Sep 2024	23	50	2.2	23	1.00
Sep 2023	30	52	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2022	23	47	2.0	23	1.00
Sep 2021	17	47	2.8	15	0.88
Sep 2020	30	59	2.0	26	0.87
Sep 2019	23	48	2.1	22	0.96
Sep 2018	30	64	2.1	24	0.80
Sep 2017	30	69	2.3	32	1.07
Sep 2016	30	80	2.7	26	0.87
Sep 2015	21	53	2.5	16	0.76
Sep 2014	29	60	2.1	30	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 72% · Maths 69% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%109th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Devon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	10%	107	104
2023/24	50%	3%	106	101
2022/23	50%	7%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Clyst St Mary Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Devon

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
1.8 km · Devon

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Woodwater Academy
2.6 km · Devon

Good2024

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
The Topsham School
2.9 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Monkerton Community Primary School
3.0 km · Devon

Good2023

2.8applications per place
Countess Wear Primary School
3.1 km · Devon

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 31%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113066 · 878/2009
Capacity: 210 pupils · 170 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Clyst St Mary, The Village, Exeter, EX5 1BG
Local authority: Devon · East Devon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources