Academy converter · Devon

Ashburton Primary School

4–11Ages
161Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136561URN

Whistley Hill, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7DW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 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

18 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%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 · 10 May 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

18 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2015 2.0; 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	13	18	1.4	13	1.00
Sep 2025	20	28	1.4	19	0.95
Sep 2024	25	35	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2023	30	46	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2022	26	43	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2021	30	41	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	36	1.2	30	1.00
Sep 2019	15	28	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2018	30	43	1.4	32	1.07
Sep 2017	28	38	1.4	27	0.96
Sep 2016	25	39	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2015	26	52	2.0	29	1.12
Sep 2014	28	50	1.8	23	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 62% · Maths 62% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%145th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	59%	14%	105	104
2023/24	59%	14%	107	106
2022/23	59%	14%	106	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

Ashburton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast
3.1 km · Devon

2026

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Landscove Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Buckfastleigh Primary School
4.3 km · Devon

Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Broadhempston Village Primary School
5.6 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Denbury Primary School
6.4 km · Devon

Good2023

1.6applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Blackpool Church of England Primary School
6.9 km · Devon

Good2024

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Ilsington Church of England Primary School
6.9 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Dartington Church of England Academy
8.0 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136561 · 878/2401
Trust: Westcountry Schools Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 161 on roll
Free school meals: 23.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Ashburton Primary School (URN 113184)
Address: Whistley Hill, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7DW
Local authority: Devon · Teignbridge

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