Academy converter · Devon

Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy

5–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141525URN

Pound Lane, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, DT7 3TT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

26 applications for 17 places · 62nd of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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 · 6 February 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)

26 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Mrs Ethelston's Church of England (VA) Primary School (URN 113439), 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	17	26	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2025	25	30	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2024	26	33	1.3	27	1.04
Sep 2023	29	37	1.3	28	0.97
Sep 2022	25	37	1.5	27	1.08
Sep 2021	29	40	1.4	29	1.00
Sep 2020	21	28	1.3	21	1.00
Sep 2019	20	26	1.3	19	0.95
Sep 2018	23	25	1.1	23	1.00
Sep 2017	17	19	1.1	16	0.94
Sep 2016	23	44	1.9	33	1.43
Sep 2015	22	28	1.3	22	1.00
Sep 2014 *	22	34	1.6	22	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 81% · Maths 77% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%89th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	68%	16%	108	105
2023/24	58%	17%	107	104
2022/23	0%	0%	106	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

Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis
2.0 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Charmouth Primary School
4.0 km · Dorset

2026

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Musbury Primary School
5.0 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster
5.3 km · Devon

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Axminster Community Primary Academy
5.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Kilmington Primary School
6.8 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Hawkchurch Church of England School
6.8 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025
All Saints Church of England Primary School
7.9 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 60%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: 141525 · 878/3320
Trust: The First Federation Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 154 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2014
Replaced: Mrs Ethelston's Church of England (VA) Primary School (URN 113439)
Address: Pound Lane, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, DT7 3TT
Local authority: Devon · East Devon

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