Academy converter · Devon

Newtown Primary School

4–11Ages
128Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149615URN

Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.6 above Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

40 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 14 September 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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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

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Devon median (1.5) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

40 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 3.1; Devon median median 1.5
2025 2.0; Devon median median 1.5
2024 2.6; Devon median median 1.6
2023 2.7; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 5.9; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 2.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 2.9; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 3.0; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 2.8; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 3.4; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Newtown Primary School (URN 113083), 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	13	40	3.1	12	0.92
Sep 2025	25	49	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2024	18	47	2.6	16	0.89
Sep 2023 *	18	48	2.7	17	0.94
Sep 2022 *	7	41	5.9	6	0.86
Sep 2021 *	19	48	2.5	16	0.84
Sep 2020 *	17	49	2.9	14	0.82
Sep 2019 *	15	45	3.0	9	0.60
Sep 2018 *	17	48	2.8	12	0.71
Sep 2017 *	16	39	2.4	11	0.69
Sep 2016 *	17	58	3.4	15	0.88
Sep 2015 *	23	59	2.6	15	0.65
Sep 2014 *	28	71	2.5	25	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 94% · Maths 88% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%30th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	81%	13%	106	107
2023/24	64%	0%	107	103
2022/23	62%	8%	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

Newtown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
0.5 km · Devon

2026

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Ladysmith Junior School
0.7 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School
0.7 km · Devon

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place
Exeter Mathematics School
0.8 km · Devon

Not yet inspected
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School
1.0 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
1.1 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School
1.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
St David's CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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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: 149615 · 878/2029
Trust: The Academies for Character and Excellence
Capacity: 210 pupils · 128 on roll
Free school meals: 14.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2023
Replaced: Newtown Primary School (URN 113083)
Address: Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BP
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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