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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 October 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry37 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 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
- 2023 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
- 2022 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
- 2021 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
- 2020 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
- 2019 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
- 2018 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
- 2017 2.2; Devon median median 1.6
- 2016 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
- 2015 1.9; Devon median median 1.7
- 2014 2.0; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Devon median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth (URN 113431), 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 | 37 | 1.3 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 26 | 36 | 1.4 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 25 | 36 | 1.4 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 19 | 30 | 1.6 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 16 | 25 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 23 | 36 | 1.6 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 28 | 42 | 1.5 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 22 | 38 | 1.7 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 19 | 27 | 1.4 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 23 | 40 | 1.7 | 17 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2015 | 26 | 49 | 1.9 | 28 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2014 * | 25 | 49 | 2.0 | 27 | 1.08 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 68% · Writing 77% · Maths 45% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Devon median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 36% | 0% | 103 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 11% | 104 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 7% | 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
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ExmouthThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.3applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · DevonSpecial measures 20261.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · DevonGood20241.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · DevonSpecial measures Inadequate20231.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · DevonSpecial measures Inadequate20231.2applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · DevonGood20241.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Devon20261.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · DevonRemains Good20232.1applications per place 73%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
- 140766 · 878/3310
- Trust
- Plymouth Cast
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 236 pupils · 185 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2014
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth (URN 113431)
- Address
- Regents Gate, St Josephs Rc Primary School, Exmouth, EX8 1TA
- Local authority
- Devon · East Devon
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources