This schoolOther primary schools in Devon
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 May 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 23 November 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Bowhill Primary School, URN 134174
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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 entry103 applications · 57 places offered · 57 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.8; Devon median median 1.5
- 2025 1.8; Devon median median 1.5
- 2024 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
- 2023 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
- 2022 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
- 2021 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
- 2020 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
- 2019 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
- 2018 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
- 2017 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
- 2016 1.8; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Devon median
Dashed bars: as Bowhill Primary School (URN 134174), the previous school.
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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 | 57 | 103 | 1.8 | 57 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 65 | 114 | 1.8 | 54 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2024 | 53 | 103 | 1.9 | 53 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 50 | 94 | 1.9 | 49 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2022 | 73 | 118 | 1.6 | 73 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 74 | 138 | 1.9 | 73 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 75 | 154 | 2.1 | 74 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2019 | 75 | 124 | 1.7 | 76 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2018 | 71 | 141 | 2.0 | 67 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 61 | 122 | 2.0 | 60 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 * | 75 | 138 | 1.8 | 75 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 70 | 132 | 1.9 | 68 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 * | 75 | 138 | 1.8 | 70 | 0.93 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 73% · Writing 69% · Maths 72% → all three 55% 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 | 55% | 1% | 106 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 5% | 105 | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 3% | 107 | 104 |
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
- Bowhill Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · DevonGood20232.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · DevonStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · DevonGood20232.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · DevonGood20231.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · DevonNot yet inspected
- 1.8 km · DevonStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143193 · 878/2042
- Trust
- Exeter Learning Academy Trust
- Capacity
- 525 pupils · 451 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2017
- Replaced
- Bowhill Primary School (URN 134174)
- Address
- Buddle Lane, St Thomas, Exeter, EX4 1JT
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources