Community school · Devon

Newton St Cyres Primary School

2–11Ages
133Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113104URN

Station Road, Newton St Cyres, Exeter, EX5 5DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

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

31 applications for 18 places · 38th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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)

31 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2015 2.9; Devon median median 1.7
2014 2.5; 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	18	31	1.7	18	1.00
Sep 2025	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2024	11	21	1.9	10	0.91
Sep 2023	19	30	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2022	11	20	1.8	11	1.00
Sep 2021	16	24	1.5	16	1.00
Sep 2020	19	27	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2019	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2018	14	23	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2017	15	21	1.4	15	1.00
Sep 2016	15	23	1.5	12	0.80
Sep 2015	8	23	2.9	7	0.88
Sep 2014	14	35	2.5	15	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 80% · Maths 73% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%184th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	53%	7%	104	103
2023/24	53%	33%	107	105
2022/23	65%	15%	108	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 St Cyres Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place
Hayward's Primary School
4.7 km · Devon

2026

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Exwick Heights Primary School
5.3 km · Devon

Good2023

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Thorverton Church of England Primary School
5.8 km · Devon

Remains Good · improving2024

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
5.9 km · Devon

Good2022

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Landscore Primary School
6.3 km · Devon

Good2022

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
6.3 km · Devon

Standards maintained2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%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: 113104 · 878/2055
Capacity: 110 pupils · 133 on roll
Free school meals: 9.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Station Road, Newton St Cyres, Exeter, EX5 5DL
Local authority: Devon · Mid Devon

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