Foundation school · Devon

Copplestone Primary School

4–11Ages
138Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113068URN

Bewsley Hill, Copplestone, Crediton, EX17 5NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.3 below Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

23 applications for 19 places · 139th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Devon median (1.5) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

23 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.2; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.2; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.1; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.7; Devon median median 1.6

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	19	23	1.2	19	1.00
Sep 2025	16	19	1.2	16	1.00
Sep 2024	11	19	1.7	12	1.09
Sep 2023	16	22	1.4	16	1.00
Sep 2022	21	23	1.1	20	0.95
Sep 2021	24	30	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2020	16	22	1.4	16	1.00
Sep 2019	19	31	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2018	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2017	30	45	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2016	29	48	1.7	32	1.10
Sep 2015	27	43	1.6	32	1.19
Sep 2014	30	50	1.7	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 85% · Maths 46% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%212th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard46%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	46%	0%	105	100
2023/24	44%	0%	103	101
2022/23	32%	0%	103	98

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

Copplestone Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Yeoford Community Primary School
4.5 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place
Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bow Community Primary School
5.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Landscore Primary School
5.6 km · Devon

Good2022

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Sandford School
5.7 km · Devon

Good2023

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School
6.8 km · Devon

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hayward's Primary School
7.1 km · Devon

2026

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School
9.3 km · Devon

2026

1.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113068 · 878/2011
Trust: United Schools' Learning Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 138 on roll
Free school meals: 15.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bewsley Hill, Copplestone, Crediton, EX17 5NX
Local authority: Devon · Mid Devon

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