Foundation school · Devon

Montgomery Primary School

2–11Ages
437Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113082URN

Redvers Road, Exeter, EX4 1BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 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

1.9per place

0.4 above Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

112 applications for 60 places · 26th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Devon median (1.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

112 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first

2026 1.9; Devon median median 1.5
2025 2.2; Devon median median 1.5
2024 2.2; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2022 2.2; Devon median median 1.6
2021 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
2020 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
2019 2.5; Devon median median 1.6
2018 2.5; Devon median median 1.6
2017 2.6; Devon median median 1.6
2016 2.5; Devon median median 1.6
2015 2.2; Devon median median 1.7
2014 2.6; Devon median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Devon median in 13 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	60	112	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2025	59	131	2.2	84	1.42
Sep 2024	58	125	2.2	57	0.98
Sep 2023	60	110	1.8	65	1.08
Sep 2022	43	94	2.2	43	1.00
Sep 2021	55	113	2.1	54	0.98
Sep 2020	51	105	2.1	49	0.96
Sep 2019	35	89	2.5	34	0.97
Sep 2018	43	106	2.5	42	0.98
Sep 2017	49	126	2.6	46	0.94
Sep 2016	60	149	2.5	55	0.92
Sep 2015	56	125	2.2	54	0.96
Sep 2014	59	151	2.6	74	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 58% · Maths 69% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%166th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	56%	2%	105	103
2023/24	54%	2%	106	104
2022/23	59%	12%	104	105

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

Montgomery Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Bowhill Primary School
0.5 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Primary School
0.5 km · Devon

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Devon

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St David's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Exeter Mathematics School
1.3 km · Devon

Not yet inspected
Exwick Heights Primary School
1.5 km · Devon

Good2023

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School
1.6 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
1.9 km · Devon

2026

2.0applications per place 79%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: 113082 · 878/2028
Capacity: 420 pupils · 437 on roll
Free school meals: 30.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Redvers Road, Exeter, EX4 1BS
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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