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Catholic schools in Devon

All 10 Catholic schools in Devon.

10 schools in Devon

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  1. Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Teignmouth, TQ14 9DT · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Devon catholic schools average, low absence.

    11 first choices, 11 offers made

    Met the standard at 1173%

    Devon catholic schools 44%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.5%Devon catholic schools 5.1%
    Pupils
    134
    Pupils per teacher
    23.9
    View school Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School
  2. St John's Catholic Primary School

    Tiverton, EX16 5LB · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Devon catholic schools average.

    28 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1145%

    Devon catholic schools 44%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.8%Devon catholic schools 5.1%
    Pupils
    116
    Pupils per teacher
    20.6
    View school St John's Catholic Primary School
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster

    Axminster, EX13 5BE · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Devon catholic schools average.

    24 first choices, 20 offers made

    Met the standard at 1121%

    Devon catholic schools 44%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.5%Devon catholic schools 5.1%
    Pupils
    136
    Pupils per teacher
    22.3
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster
  4. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth

    Exmouth, EX8 1TA · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Devon catholic schools average.

    28 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1136%

    Devon catholic schools 44%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.4%Devon catholic schools 5.1%
    Pupils
    185
    Pupils per teacher
    22.0
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth
  5. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast

    Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0EA · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 4 areas
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Devon catholic schools average.

    26 first choices, 26 offers made

    Met the standard at 1161%

    Devon catholic schools 44%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.0%Devon catholic schools 5.1%
    Pupils
    168
    Pupils per teacher
    19.5
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast
  6. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

    Barnstaple, EX32 8DN · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Devon catholic schools average.

    24 first choices, 24 offers made

    Met the standard at 1150%

    Devon catholic schools 44%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Devon catholic schools 5.1%
    Pupils
    214
    Pupils per teacher
    22.5
    View school Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple
  7. St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth

    Dartmouth, TQ6 9HW · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Devon catholic schools average.

    7 first choices, 7 offers made

    Met the standard at 1144%

    Devon catholic schools 44%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Devon catholic schools 5.1%
    Pupils
    76
    Pupils per teacher
    19.0
    View school St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth
  8. St Nicholas Catholic Primary School

    Exeter, EX1 3EG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 4 areas
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Devon catholic schools average.

    19 first choices, 31 offers made

    Met the standard at 1132%

    Devon catholic schools 44%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.2%Devon catholic schools 5.1%
    Pupils
    269
    Pupils per teacher
    19.7
    View school St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
  9. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Devon catholic schools average.

    14 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Devon catholic schools 44%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.8%Devon catholic schools 5.1%
    Pupils
    80
    Pupils per teacher
    22.2
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
  10. Trinity School

    Tq14 8ly · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Devon catholic schools 5.1%
    Pupils
    257
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Trinity School
The big picture

How Devon's Catholic schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Devon 44%England 62%St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster: 21%St Nicholas Catholic Primary School: 32%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth: 36%St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth: 44%St John's Catholic Primary School: 45%Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple: 50%St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast: 61%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 71%Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School: 73%0%25%50%75%100%
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Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Devon average 5.2%Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School: 3.5%St John's Catholic Primary School: 4.8%Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple: 5%St Nicholas Catholic Primary School: 5.2%St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth: 5.3%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth: 5.4%St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster: 5.5%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 5.8%St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast: 6%0%4%8%12%16%
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Ofsted grades in Devon

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 4 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 6
  • Good: 5 of 6
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 6
  • Inadequate: 0 of 6
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Devon

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    139 of the 10 Catholic schools in Devon have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Devon, explained

There are 10 Catholic schools in Devon, teaching 1,635 children. 0 are run by the council and 9 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

83% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

43.8% of pupils in Devon catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 21% to 73%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

21.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,792 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Devon.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Devon?
There are 10 Catholic schools in Devon, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Devon?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Devon on Eduscope are Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, St John's Catholic Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Devon ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Devon Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Devon is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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