Academy converter · Devon

Rydon Primary School

4–11Ages
373Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137528URN

Rydon Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

65 applications for 44 places · 78th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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 10 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong 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

10 March 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
19 January 2022
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

65 applications · 44 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.9; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.6; 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	44	65	1.5	41	0.93
Sep 2025	36	62	1.7	26	0.72
Sep 2024	43	83	1.9	42	0.98
Sep 2023	57	105	1.8	56	0.98
Sep 2022	57	105	1.8	52	0.91
Sep 2021	58	100	1.7	57	0.98
Sep 2020	58	117	2.0	57	0.98
Sep 2019	59	112	1.9	60	1.02
Sep 2018	57	100	1.8	55	0.96
Sep 2017	60	106	1.8	58	0.97
Sep 2016	59	95	1.6	57	0.97
Sep 2015	57	108	1.9	62	1.09
Sep 2014	52	85	1.6	50	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 73% · Maths 77% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%89th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard30%

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	68%	13%	105	106
2023/24	76%	12%	107	106
2022/23	43%	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

Rydon Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kingsteignton School
0.8 km · Devon

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Devon

Good2022

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
2.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School
2.7 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Haytor View Community Primary School
2.8 km · Devon

Requires improvement2023

1.1applications per place
Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School
2.9 km · Devon

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
2.9 km · Devon

Requires improvement2023

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School
3.0 km · Devon

Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137528 · 878/2474
Trust: Education South West
Capacity: 420 pupils · 373 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2011
Replaced: Rydon Primary School (URN 113243)
Address: Rydon Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3LP
Local authority: Devon · Teignbridge

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