Academy converter · Devon

Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School

2–11Ages
464Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150078URN

Fish Street, Exeter, EX2 7TR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

90 applications for 57 places · 58th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2017

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 16 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

90 applications · 57 places offered · 51 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.6; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary and Nursery School (URN 141955), 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	57	90	1.6	51	0.89
Sep 2025	60	94	1.6	68	1.13
Sep 2024	47	84	1.8	43	0.91
Sep 2023 *	60	96	1.6	59	0.98
Sep 2022 *	60	92	1.5	57	0.95
Sep 2021 *	60	110	1.8	71	1.18
Sep 2020 *	60	109	1.8	60	1.00
Sep 2019 *	60	114	1.9	68	1.13
Sep 2018 *	50	69	1.4	41	0.82
Sep 2017 *	14	21	1.5	10	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 83% · Maths 78% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%48th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	75%	10%	105	103
2023/24	80%	17%	107	106
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

Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Countess Wear Primary School
1.4 km · Devon

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
1.4 km · Devon

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Clyst St Mary Primary School
1.7 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Topsham School
1.8 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Woodwater Academy
1.9 km · Devon

Good2024

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wynstream Primary School Academy
2.4 km · Devon

2026

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 75%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: 150078 · 878/2046
Trust: The Academies for Character and Excellence
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 464 on roll
Free school meals: 15.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary and Nursery School (URN 141955)
Address: Fish Street, Exeter, EX2 7TR
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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