Academy converter · Devon

Exwick Heights Primary School

2–11Ages
496Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144072URN

Exwick Lane, Exwick, Exeter, EX4 2FB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

57 applications for 40 places · 90th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 · 17 October 2023Ofsted'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

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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 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

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

57 applications · 40 places offered · 40 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

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

More applications per place than the Devon median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Exwick Heights Primary School (URN 134172), 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	40	57	1.4	40	1.00
Sep 2025	51	68	1.3	46	0.90
Sep 2024	60	80	1.3	61	1.02
Sep 2023	66	85	1.3	63	0.95
Sep 2022	55	77	1.4	53	0.96
Sep 2021	53	73	1.4	53	1.00
Sep 2020	83	109	1.3	81	0.98
Sep 2019	81	109	1.4	76	0.94
Sep 2018	81	111	1.4	82	1.01
Sep 2017	81	102	1.3	79	0.98
Sep 2016 *	79	111	1.4	77	0.97
Sep 2015 *	71	90	1.3	65	0.92
Sep 2014 *	67	81	1.2	64	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 80% · Maths 69% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%109th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	66%	10%	105	104
2023/24	82%	13%	106	105
2022/23	59%	5%	105	103

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

Exwick Heights Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Devon

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St David's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Montgomery Primary School
1.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Exeter Mathematics School
2.0 km · Devon

Not yet inspected
St Thomas Primary School
2.1 km · Devon

Good2023

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

2026

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Newtown Primary School
2.8 km · Devon

Requires improvement2021

3.1applications per place 81%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: 144072 · 878/2022
Trust: The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 496 on roll
Free school meals: 22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Exwick Heights Primary School (URN 134172)
Address: Exwick Lane, Exwick, Exeter, EX4 2FB
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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