Academy converter · Devon

St John's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
116Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140762URN

Melbourne Street, Tiverton, EX16 5LB · 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

1.3per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

36 applications for 28 places · 126th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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

1.3applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2016 2.4; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as St John's Catholic Primary School (URN 113496), the previous school.

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	28	36	1.3	28	1.00
Sep 2025	19	26	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2024	19	34	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2023	15	23	1.5	14	0.93
Sep 2022	19	26	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2021	22	31	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2020	13	21	1.6	12	0.92
Sep 2019	22	31	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2018	27	44	1.6	27	1.00
Sep 2017	27	40	1.5	27	1.00
Sep 2016	28	68	2.4	44	1.57
Sep 2015	28	41	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2014 *	30	48	1.6	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 60% · Maths 55% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%218th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	45%	5%	104	101
2023/24	65%	10%	105	104
2022/23	50%	6%	105	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

St John's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Heathcoat Primary School
0.5 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Castle Primary School
0.9 km · Devon

Good2023

1.3applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Two Moors Primary School
1.4 km · Devon

2026

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Wilcombe Primary School
2.0 km · Devon

2026

2.1applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Bolham Community Primary School
2.0 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Tidcombe Primary School
2.5 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Halberton Primary School
5.7 km · Devon

Good2023

1.4applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School
5.8 km · Devon

2026

1.1applications per place 63%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140762 · 878/3773
Trust: Plymouth Cast
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 116 on roll
Free school meals: 26.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: St John's Catholic Primary School (URN 113496)
Address: Melbourne Street, Tiverton, EX16 5LB
Local authority: Devon · Mid Devon

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