Foundation school · Devon

Bassetts Farm Primary School

2–11Ages
451Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113120URN

St John's Road, Exmouth, EX8 4GB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 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

102 applications for 60 places · 41st of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 · 26 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Devon median (1.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

102 applications · 60 places offered · 62 named it first

2026 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2017 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
2016 2.3; Devon median median 1.6
2015 2.5; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.9; 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	102	1.7	62	1.03
Sep 2025	59	100	1.7	59	1.00
Sep 2024	40	77	1.9	40	1.00
Sep 2023	54	89	1.7	54	1.00
Sep 2022	60	105	1.8	63	1.05
Sep 2021	59	95	1.6	59	1.00
Sep 2020	60	110	1.8	68	1.13
Sep 2019	56	108	1.9	52	0.93
Sep 2018	59	114	1.9	71	1.20
Sep 2017	60	120	2.0	64	1.07
Sep 2016	59	133	2.3	57	0.97
Sep 2015	57	143	2.5	73	1.28
Sep 2014	53	101	1.9	53	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 72% · Maths 77% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%121st of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	63%	3%	107	104
2023/24	67%	8%	106	104
2022/23	58%	3%	104	103

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

Bassetts Farm Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Brixington Primary Academy
0.8 km · Devon

2026

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Marpool Primary School
0.9 km · Devon

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Devon

Good2024

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Littleham Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Devon

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth
2.0 km · Devon

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Exeter Road Community Primary School
2.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School
2.6 km · Devon

Special measures 2026

1.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lympstone Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Devon

2026

1.5applications per place 56%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: 113120 · 878/2085
Trust: The Avocet Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 451 on roll
Free school meals: 24.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St John's Road, Exmouth, EX8 4GB
Local authority: Devon · East Devon

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