Academy converter · Devon

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
80Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140765URN

Coombeshead Road, Highweek, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.3 below Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

18 applications for 15 places · 141st of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 6 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Devon median (1.5) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

18 applications · 15 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.9; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2023 2.3; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2018 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.1; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.7; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.8; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 113467), 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	15	18	1.2	14	0.93
Sep 2025	8	15	1.9	8	1.00
Sep 2024	17	22	1.3	16	0.94
Sep 2023	9	21	2.3	9	1.00
Sep 2022	11	21	1.9	10	0.91
Sep 2021	16	22	1.4	16	1.00
Sep 2020	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2019	15	28	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2018	11	23	2.1	10	0.91
Sep 2017	29	32	1.1	21	0.72
Sep 2016	19	35	1.8	17	0.89
Sep 2015	24	41	1.7	21	0.88
Sep 2014 *	24	42	1.8	22	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 86% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%70th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	71%	14%	107	110
2023/24	59%	0%	105	100
2022/23	29%	0%	99	98

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 Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

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

Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit
0.8 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School
1.0 km · Devon

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School
1.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
1.4 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Canada Hill Community Primary School
1.6 km · Devon

Good2022

1.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Devon

Good2022

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Decoy Primary School
2.5 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140765 · 878/3610
Trust: Plymouth Cast
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 80 on roll
Free school meals: 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 113467)
Address: Coombeshead Road, Highweek, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT
Local authority: Devon · Teignbridge

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