Community school · Devon

Willand School

4–11Ages
408Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113114URN

Gables Road, Willand, Cullompton, EX15 2QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 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

75 applications for 53 places · 92nd of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 23 January 2024Ofsted'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)

75 applications · 53 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.3; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.5; 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	53	75	1.4	45	0.85
Sep 2025	53	88	1.7	46	0.87
Sep 2024	46	77	1.7	45	0.98
Sep 2023	45	84	1.9	43	0.96
Sep 2022	47	71	1.5	45	0.96
Sep 2021	53	86	1.6	52	0.98
Sep 2020	53	87	1.6	53	1.00
Sep 2019	55	88	1.6	52	0.95
Sep 2018	60	113	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2017	59	100	1.7	62	1.05
Sep 2016	60	100	1.7	59	0.98
Sep 2015	46	61	1.3	44	0.96
Sep 2014	46	68	1.5	45	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 64% · Maths 83% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%150th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	58%	3%	106	106
2023/24	53%	4%	106	103
2022/23	56%	3%	105	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

Willand SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Halberton Primary School
3.7 km · Devon

Good2023

1.4applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Uffculme Primary School
3.8 km · Devon

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Primary School
3.9 km · Devon

Good2024

1.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Devon

2026

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Willowbank Primary School
4.4 km · Devon

Good2023

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Uplowman Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · Devon

Good2024

2.8applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Tidcombe Primary School
6.5 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 70%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: 113114 · 878/2075
Capacity: 417 pupils · 408 on roll
Free school meals: 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Gables Road, Willand, Cullompton, EX15 2QL
Local authority: Devon · Mid Devon

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