Voluntary controlled school · Devon

Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
172Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
113357URN

Fore Street, Kentisbeare, Cullompton, EX15 2AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

31 applications for 19 places · 48th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 8 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
9 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 19 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.8; 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	31	1.6	18	0.95
Sep 2025	25	43	1.7	30	1.20
Sep 2024	26	46	1.8	23	0.88
Sep 2023	28	45	1.6	27	0.96
Sep 2022	19	30	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2021	21	34	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2020	21	35	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2019	25	32	1.3	22	0.88
Sep 2018	20	34	1.7	19	0.95
Sep 2017	12	16	1.3	9	0.75
Sep 2016	20	29	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2015	11	20	1.8	11	1.00
Sep 2014	17	31	1.8	17	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 68% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%118th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard32%

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	64%	0%	106	104
2023/24	67%	17%	108	105
2022/23	76%	10%	107	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

Kentisbeare Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Willand School
4.2 km · Devon

Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Uffculme Primary School
4.7 km · Devon

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Broadhembury Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Devon

Special measures Inadequate2024

3.0applications per place
St Andrew's Primary School
5.0 km · Devon

Good2024

1.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Willowbank Primary School
5.3 km · Devon

Good2023

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

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 22%met the SATs standard
Culmstock Primary School
6.6 km · Devon

Good2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Payhembury Church of England Primary School
6.8 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113357 · 878/3013
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 175 pupils · 172 on roll
Free school meals: 4.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Fore Street, Kentisbeare, Cullompton, EX15 2AD
Local authority: Devon · Mid Devon

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