Academy sponsor led · Devon

Countess Wear Primary School

2–11Ages
171Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150755URN

Glasshouse Lane, Countess Wear, Exeter, EX2 7BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 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

21 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

31%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 · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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

21 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.6; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.9; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2023 1.4; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.2; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Countess Wear Community School (URN 113079), 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	21	1.6	13	1.00
Sep 2025	9	17	1.9	8	0.89
Sep 2024 *	16	24	1.5	16	1.00
Sep 2023 *	28	38	1.4	27	0.96
Sep 2022 *	31	37	1.2	29	0.94
Sep 2021 *	27	34	1.3	23	0.85
Sep 2020 *	18	28	1.6	15	0.83
Sep 2019 *	45	58	1.3	39	0.87
Sep 2018 *	28	46	1.6	25	0.89
Sep 2017 *	28	36	1.3	24	0.86
Sep 2016 *	42	51	1.2	33	0.79
Sep 2015 *	42	45	1.1	29	0.69
Sep 2014 *	42	68	1.6	37	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 62% · Maths 41% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%248th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard41%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	31%	7%	102	98
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

Countess Wear Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Devon

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Exminster Community Primary
1.9 km · Devon

Good2022

1.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Wynstream Primary School Academy
1.9 km · Devon

2026

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The Topsham School
2.1 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
2.1 km · Devon

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Woodwater Academy
2.2 km · Devon

Good2024

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School
3.0 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Clyst St Mary Primary School
3.1 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 66%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150755 · 878/2097
Trust: Cornerstone Academy Trust
Capacity: 405 pupils · 171 on roll
Free school meals: 45.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Countess Wear Community School (URN 113079)
Address: Glasshouse Lane, Countess Wear, Exeter, EX2 7BS
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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