Academy converter · Devon

St David's CofE Primary School

5–11Ages
91Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142559URN

Dinham Road, Exeter, EX4 4EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 above Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

19 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Devon median (1.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

19 applications · 11 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2024 2.5; Devon median median 1.6
2023 2.5; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2020 2.2; Devon median median 1.6
2019 2.3; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2016 2.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Devon median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as St David's Church of England Primary School (URN 113353), 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	11	19	1.7	11	1.00
Sep 2025	15	26	1.7	16	1.07
Sep 2024	15	38	2.5	18	1.20
Sep 2023	15	37	2.5	16	1.07
Sep 2022	15	25	1.7	16	1.07
Sep 2021	15	28	1.9	19	1.27
Sep 2020	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2019	18	42	2.3	23	1.28
Sep 2018	14	25	1.8	14	1.00
Sep 2017	14	24	1.7	12	0.86
Sep 2016 *	15	39	2.6	25	1.67
Sep 2015 *	15	38	2.5	17	1.13
Sep 2014 *	15	32	2.1	14	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 60% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%137th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	60%	20%	104	104
2023/24	56%	0%	107	103
2022/23	67%	17%	109	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 David's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Exeter Mathematics School
0.6 km · Devon

Not yet inspected
Montgomery Primary School
0.8 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Devon

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Primary School
1.0 km · Devon

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
1.1 km · Devon

2026

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Bowhill Primary School
1.3 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Newtown Primary School
1.3 km · Devon

Requires improvement2021

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School
1.4 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 71%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: 142559 · 878/3008
Trust: The Harbour Schools Partnership
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 91 on roll
Free school meals: 27.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: St David's Church of England Primary School (URN 113353)
Address: Dinham Road, Exeter, EX4 4EE
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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