Academy converter · Devon

St Thomas Primary School

5–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143191URN

Union Street, Exeter, EX2 9BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.8 above Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

66 applications for 29 places · 8th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%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 · 22 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

22 February 2023
Graded inspection: Good
27 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Devon median (1.5) close to England median (2.2)

66 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.3; Devon median median 1.5
2025 2.0; Devon median median 1.5
2024 2.8; Devon median median 1.6
2023 2.7; Devon median median 1.6
2022 2.4; Devon median median 1.6
2021 2.3; Devon median median 1.6
2020 2.8; Devon median median 1.6
2019 3.8; Devon median median 1.6
2018 2.6; Devon median median 1.6
2017 2.5; Devon median median 1.6
2016 2.8; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 3.5; 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 Thomas Primary School (URN 113085), 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	29	66	2.3	29	1.00
Sep 2025	26	53	2.0	22	0.85
Sep 2024	28	79	2.8	27	0.96
Sep 2023	25	68	2.7	25	1.00
Sep 2022	24	57	2.4	24	1.00
Sep 2021	30	70	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2020	26	72	2.8	25	0.96
Sep 2019	19	72	3.8	19	1.00
Sep 2018	27	70	2.6	27	1.00
Sep 2017	26	65	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	85	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2015 *	26	71	2.7	23	0.88
Sep 2014 *	30	106	3.5	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 73% · Maths 57% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%225th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	43%	0%	105	102
2023/24	59%	0%	102	104
2022/23	70%	13%	106	106

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 Thomas Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Montgomery Primary School
0.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Bowhill Primary School
0.7 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St David's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Devon

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School
1.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Exeter Mathematics School
1.3 km · Devon

Not yet inspected
Alphington Primary School
1.6 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Newtown Primary School
1.8 km · Devon

Requires improvement2021

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143191 · 878/2032
Trust: Exeter Learning Academy Trust
Capacity: 208 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: St Thomas Primary School (URN 113085)
Address: Union Street, Exeter, EX2 9BB
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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