Academy converter · Torbay

Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145103URN

Blagdon Road, Paignton, TQ3 3YA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Torbay median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Torbay

32 applications for 20 places · 12th of 26 in Torbay

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Torbay 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 22 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
6 April 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Torbay median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Torbay median median 1.6
2025 2.0; Torbay median median 1.7
2024 2.2; Torbay median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Torbay median median 1.7
2022 2.2; Torbay median median 1.9
2021 3.2; Torbay median median 1.9
2020 2.9; Torbay median median 2.1
2019 2.6; Torbay median median 2.1
2018 2.8; Torbay median median 2.2
2017 3.0; Torbay median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Torbay median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Torbay median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Torbay median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Torbay median in 8 of 9 years.

This school
Torbay median

Dashed bars: as Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School (URN 113476), 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	20	32	1.6	19	0.95
Sep 2025	24	49	2.0	21	0.88
Sep 2024	27	60	2.2	28	1.04
Sep 2023	26	55	2.1	23	0.88
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2021	18	57	3.2	17	0.94
Sep 2020	30	87	2.9	42	1.40
Sep 2019	29	76	2.6	28	0.97
Sep 2018	29	80	2.8	27	0.93
Sep 2017 *	30	90	3.0	33	1.10
Sep 2016 *	30	73	2.4	24	0.80
Sep 2015 *	29	83	2.9	34	1.17
Sep 2014 *	30	82	2.7	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 80% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%8th of 30 in Torbay

Torbay 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Torbay 77% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Torbay 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Torbay 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Torbay 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Torbay 76% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Torbay 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Torbay median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	10%	107	105
2023/24	72%	6%	107	105
2022/23	77%	7%	107	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

Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Kings Ash Academy
1.5 km · Torbay

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hayes School
1.7 km · Torbay

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Roselands Primary School
1.9 km · Torbay

Improved significantly2025

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Academy
2.2 km · Torbay

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Curledge Street Academy
2.4 km · Torbay

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic School
2.6 km · Torbay

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Oldway Primary School
2.6 km · Torbay

Good2024

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
White Rock Primary School
2.9 km · Torbay

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145103 · 880/3619
Trust: The Academies for Character and Excellence
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School (URN 113476)
Address: Blagdon Road, Paignton, TQ3 3YA
Local authority: Torbay

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources