Community school · Devon

Honiton Primary School

2–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113098URN

Clapper Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

72 applications for 50 places · 89th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 6 December 2023Ofsted'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

1.4applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

72 applications · 50 places offered · 48 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Devon median in 1 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	50	72	1.4	48	0.96
Sep 2025	56	81	1.5	55	0.98
Sep 2024	49	75	1.5	48	0.98
Sep 2023	48	71	1.5	40	0.83
Sep 2022	47	68	1.5	45	0.96
Sep 2021	52	68	1.3	52	1.00
Sep 2020	59	92	1.6	59	1.00
Sep 2019	60	96	1.6	66	1.10
Sep 2018	42	67	1.6	42	1.00
Sep 2017	60	90	1.5	63	1.05
Sep 2016	66	108	1.6	62	0.94
Sep 2015	52	88	1.7	62	1.19
Sep 2014	58	88	1.5	59	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 77% · Maths 79% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%70th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	71%	2%	107	106
2023/24	67%	2%	105	104
2022/23	69%	11%	106	104

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

Honiton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Littletown Primary Academy
1.2 km · Devon

Good2024

1.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Awliscombe Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Devon

Good2023

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Offwell Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Devon

Good2022

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Farway Church of England Primary School
4.6 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place
Feniton Church of England Primary School
6.7 km · Devon

Good2023

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Broadhembury Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Devon

Special measures Inadequate2024

3.0applications per place
Payhembury Church of England Primary School
7.7 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Upottery Primary School
7.9 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113098 · 878/2048
Capacity: 420 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 36.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Clapper Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QF
Local authority: Devon · East Devon

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