Free schools · Devon

St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School

2–11Ages
244Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145912URN

Fort Road, Off Crediton Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ · 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

1.5per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

45 applications for 30 places · 74th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2019

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

37%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 · 24 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

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2022 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2020 2.1; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.8; Devon median median 1.6

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

This school
Devon median

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	30	45	1.5	34	1.13
Sep 2025	30	52	1.7	35	1.17
Sep 2024	30	56	1.9	38	1.27
Sep 2023	29	54	1.9	35	1.21
Sep 2022	30	64	2.1	43	1.43
Sep 2021	30	55	1.8	40	1.33
Sep 2020	30	63	2.1	41	1.37
Sep 2019	24	44	1.8	24	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 47% · Maths 50% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard37%239th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard47%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	37%	0%	100	99
2023/24
2022/23

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 James Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit
1.3 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
South Tawton Primary School
5.8 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Exbourne Church of England Primary School
6.0 km · Devon

2026

1.7applications per place
North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery
8.9 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School
9.9 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place
Boasley Cross Community Primary School
10.0 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place
Hatherleigh Community Primary School
10.1 km · Devon

Good2023

1.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Spreyton School
10.3 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place

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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145912 · 878/2082
Trust: Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 244 on roll
Free school meals: 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Address: Fort Road, Off Crediton Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ
Local authority: Devon · West Devon

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