Academy converter · Devon

Willowbank Primary School

4–11Ages
241Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145763URN

Manitoba Gardens, Cullompton, EX15 1EZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 above Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

58 applications for 32 places · 30th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 January 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

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Devon median (1.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 32 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.8; Devon median median 1.5
2025 2.2; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.7; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Devon median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Willowbank Primary School (URN 113119), 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	32	58	1.8	31	0.97
Sep 2025	22	48	2.2	20	0.91
Sep 2024	36	66	1.8	36	1.00
Sep 2023	43	74	1.7	38	0.88
Sep 2022	29	49	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2021	34	61	1.8	32	0.94
Sep 2020	46	65	1.4	44	0.96
Sep 2019	36	62	1.7	34	0.94
Sep 2018 *	43	74	1.7	41	0.95
Sep 2017 *	52	78	1.5	50	0.96
Sep 2016 *	56	88	1.6	55	0.98
Sep 2015 *	41	62	1.5	40	0.98
Sep 2014 *	35	57	1.6	35	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 71% · Maths 62% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%166th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	56%	9%	105	102
2023/24	41%	0%	103	101
2022/23	58%	12%	105	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

Willowbank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Primary School
0.5 km · Devon

Good2024

1.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Duchy School Bradninch
4.1 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Willand School
4.4 km · Devon

Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · Devon

2026

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Plymtree Church of England Primary School
5.6 km · Devon

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 22%met the SATs standard
Clyst Hydon Primary School
5.8 km · Devon

Good2023

1.2applications per place
Halberton Primary School
5.9 km · Devon

Good2023

1.4applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Tidcombe Primary School
6.8 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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Needs attention
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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: 145763 · 878/2084
Trust: The First Federation Trust
Capacity: 416 pupils · 241 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Willowbank Primary School (URN 113119)
Address: Manitoba Gardens, Cullompton, EX15 1EZ
Local authority: Devon · Mid Devon

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