Report card · inspected Feb 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| 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
- 24 February 2026Report card · 1 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
- 1 December 2021Graded 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 entry58 applications · 51 places offered · 51 named it first
- 2026 1.1; Devon median median 1.5
- 2025 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
- 2024 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
- 2023 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
- 2022 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
- 2021 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
- 2020 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
- 2019 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
- 2018 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
- 2017 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
- 2016 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
- 2015 1.4; Devon median median 1.7
- 2014 1.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Devon median
Dashed bars: as Gatehouse Primary School (URN 113244), 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 | 51 | 58 | 1.1 | 51 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 42 | 1.4 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 43 | 60 | 1.4 | 43 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 45 | 61 | 1.4 | 45 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 38 | 56 | 1.5 | 38 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 45 | 65 | 1.4 | 44 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 41 | 48 | 1.2 | 39 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2019 | 28 | 38 | 1.4 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 46 | 61 | 1.3 | 46 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 57 | 74 | 1.3 | 57 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 59 | 78 | 1.3 | 53 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 | 45 | 61 | 1.4 | 42 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 * | 36 | 53 | 1.5 | 37 | 1.03 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 70% · Writing 66% · Maths 66% → all three 57% 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 | 57% | 6% | 103 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 6% | 104 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 51% | 2% | 103 | 101 |
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
- Gatehouse Primary AcademyThis schoolThis school20261.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · DevonRemains Good20232.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · DevonSome aspects not as strong20251.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 5.0 km · DevonSpecial measures 20261.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 5.1 km · DevonGood20241.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 5.2 km · DevonGood20221.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 5.5 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 8%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
- 141353 · 878/2044
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 314 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2014
- Replaced
- Gatehouse Primary School (URN 113244)
- Address
- Secmaton Lane, Dawlish, EX7 0LW
- Local authority
- Devon · Teignbridge
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources