Academy sponsor led · Devon

Littleham Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
67Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150836URN

Littledown Close, Littleham, Exmouth, EX8 2QY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.3 below Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

11 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

8%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 17 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Devon median (1.5) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

11 applications · 9 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.1; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.4; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2023 1.4; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.2; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.2; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 1.1; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.0; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Littleham Church of England Primary School (URN 113370), 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	9	11	1.2	9	1.00
Sep 2025	8	9	1.1	8	1.00
Sep 2024 *	7	10	1.4	7	1.00
Sep 2023 *	8	11	1.4	8	1.00
Sep 2022 *	5	8	1.6	5	1.00
Sep 2021 *	9	12	1.3	9	1.00
Sep 2020 *	13	15	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2019 *	13	16	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2018 *	23	26	1.1	19	0.83
Sep 2017 *	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2016 *	19	24	1.3	16	0.84
Sep 2015 *	19	19	1.0	14	0.74
Sep 2014 *	18	22	1.2	20	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 42% · Writing 8% · Maths 50% → all three 8% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard8%264th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard42%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard8%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (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	8%	0%	98	97
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

Littleham Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
Bassetts Farm Primary School
1.3 km · Devon

Good2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Marpool Primary School
1.4 km · Devon

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Devon

Good2024

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth
2.0 km · Devon

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Brixington Primary Academy
2.1 km · Devon

2026

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Exeter Road Community Primary School
2.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 8%met the SATs standard
The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School
2.6 km · Devon

Special measures 2026

1.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.2applications per place 67%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: 150836 · 878/2098
Trust: Link Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 180 pupils · 67 on roll
Free school meals: 58.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: Littleham Church of England Primary School (URN 113370)
Address: Littledown Close, Littleham, Exmouth, EX8 2QY
Local authority: Devon · East Devon

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