Academy sponsor led · Devon

Woodwater Academy

3–11Ages
329Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139019URN

Woodwater Lane, Exeter, EX2 5AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

59 applications for 40 places · 78th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

59 applications · 40 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.6; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.7; Devon median median 1.7
2014 2.0; 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	40	59	1.5	38	0.95
Sep 2025	45	71	1.6	55	1.22
Sep 2024	45	64	1.4	40	0.89
Sep 2023	37	60	1.6	36	0.97
Sep 2022	35	57	1.6	30	0.86
Sep 2021	34	57	1.7	32	0.94
Sep 2020	45	67	1.5	39	0.87
Sep 2019	36	59	1.6	33	0.92
Sep 2018	32	61	1.9	32	1.00
Sep 2017	45	71	1.6	50	1.11
Sep 2016	45	69	1.5	37	0.82
Sep 2015	42	71	1.7	36	0.86
Sep 2014	33	65	2.0	32	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 65% · Maths 84% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%114th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	65%	11%	106	107
2023/24	73%	11%	106	105
2022/23	70%	7%	107	106

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

Woodwater AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
0.8 km · Devon

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Wynstream Primary School Academy
1.2 km · Devon

2026

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
1.4 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Whipton Barton Junior School
1.6 km · Devon

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School
1.9 km · Devon

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School
1.9 km · Devon

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 75%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139019 · 878/2001
Trust: The Harbour Schools Partnership
Capacity: 380 pupils · 329 on roll
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: Walter Daw Primary School (URN 113091)
Address: Woodwater Lane, Exeter, EX2 5AW
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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