Voluntary aided school · Devon

Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery

2–11Ages
477Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
113445URN

Harrington Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 8PE · 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

1.9per place

0.4 above Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

114 applications for 60 places · 25th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

22%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	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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Devon median (1.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

114 applications · 60 places offered · 53 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Devon median median 1.5
2025 2.0; Devon median median 1.5
2024 2.2; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2020 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2018 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
2017 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
2016 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
2015 2.4; 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	114	1.9	53	0.88
Sep 2025	60	120	2.0	66	1.10
Sep 2024	60	131	2.2	56	0.93
Sep 2023	60	102	1.7	39	0.65
Sep 2022	51	89	1.8	46	0.90
Sep 2021	56	97	1.7	56	1.00
Sep 2020	60	123	2.1	64	1.07
Sep 2019	59	110	1.9	56	0.95
Sep 2018	60	124	2.1	66	1.10
Sep 2017	56	110	2.0	54	0.96
Sep 2016	60	120	2.0	61	1.02
Sep 2015	48	113	2.4	46	0.96
Sep 2014	60	111	1.9	66	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 24% · Maths 53% → all three 22% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard22%255th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard24%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	22%	0%	104	100
2023/24	0%	0%	103	101
2022/23	49%	6%	105	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

Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & NurseryThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 22%met the SATs standard
Monkerton Community Primary School
0.8 km · Devon

Good2023

2.8applications per place
Westclyst Community Primary School
0.9 km · Devon

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Willowbrook School
1.5 km · Devon

Requires improvement2022

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Whipton Barton Junior School
1.7 km · Devon

Good2023

73%met the SATs standard
Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School
1.7 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Stoke Hill Junior School
2.8 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
2.8 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113445 · 878/3328
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 470 pupils · 477 on roll
Free school meals: 28.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Harrington Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 8PE
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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