Academy sponsor led · Devon

Willowbrook School

3–11Ages
432Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150856URN

Summer Lane, Beacon Heath, Exeter, EX4 8NN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

68 applications for 49 places · 99th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%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 · 28 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

68 applications · 49 places offered · 48 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.3; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.4; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2023 1.2; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Willowbrook School (URN 132778), 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	49	68	1.4	48	0.98
Sep 2025	57	75	1.3	48	0.84
Sep 2024 *	53	72	1.4	45	0.85
Sep 2023 *	52	64	1.2	46	0.88
Sep 2022 *	50	65	1.3	49	0.98
Sep 2021 *	43	65	1.5	42	0.98
Sep 2020 *	55	69	1.3	46	0.84
Sep 2019 *	50	77	1.5	47	0.94
Sep 2018 *	59	86	1.5	55	0.93
Sep 2017 *	54	79	1.5	44	0.81
Sep 2016 *	57	93	1.6	49	0.86
Sep 2015 *	49	91	1.9	46	0.94
Sep 2014 *	43	78	1.8	37	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 61% · Maths 64% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%221st of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	44%	0%	103	102
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

Willowbrook SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School
0.6 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place
Whipton Barton Junior School
0.7 km · Devon

Good2023

73%met the SATs standard
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
Stoke Hill Junior School
1.4 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard
Ladysmith Junior School
1.5 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery
1.5 km · Devon

Good2023

1.9applications per place 22%met the SATs standard
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School
1.5 km · Devon

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 32%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150856 · 878/2099
Trust: The Harbour Schools Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 432 on roll
Free school meals: 36.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: Willowbrook School (URN 132778)
Address: Summer Lane, Beacon Heath, Exeter, EX4 8NN
Local authority: Devon · Exeter

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