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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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 |
Inspection history
- 2 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 11 March 2020Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry26 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first
- 2026 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
- 2025 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
- 2024 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
- 2023 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
- 2022 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
- 2021 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
- 2020 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
- 2019 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
- 2018 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
- 2017 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
- 2016 2.2; Devon median median 1.6
- 2015 1.8; 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 | 26 | 1.4 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 28 | 43 | 1.5 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 19 | 33 | 1.7 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 21 | 33 | 1.6 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 20 | 36 | 1.8 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 19 | 30 | 1.6 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 29 | 62 | 2.1 | 39 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2019 | 22 | 39 | 1.8 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 44 | 1.5 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 | 25 | 31 | 1.2 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 | 17 | 37 | 2.2 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 20 | 36 | 1.8 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 22 | 38 | 1.7 | 22 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 84% · Writing 74% · Maths 77% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Devon median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 71% | 6% | 106 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 16% | 105 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 4% | 107 | 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
- Newton Poppleford Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · DevonRemains Good20222.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · DevonRemains Good20231.7applications per place
- 4.6 km · Devon20262.2applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
- 5.4 km · DevonRemains Good · improving20232.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · DevonGood20231.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 6.0 km · DevonRemains Good20231.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 7.2 km · DevonRemains Good20231.9applications per place 67%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
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 113103 · 878/2054
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 190 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- School Lane, Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth, EX10 0EL
- Local authority
- Devon · East Devon
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources