- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
29 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 229
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.6
Primary schools in Devon
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- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
31 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 177
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Devon average.
31 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.2%Devon 5.4%
- Pupils
- 207
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Devon average.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.0%Devon 5.4%
- Pupils
- 97
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.0
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
2 first choices, 3 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 43
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
103 first choices, 90 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 615
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
10 first choices, 10 offers made
Met the standard at 11100%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 100
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Devon average.
10 first choices, 10 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.8%Devon 5.4%
- Pupils
- 77
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.2
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
14 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 104
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
59 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 524
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
3 first choices, 3 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 75
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results well above the Devon average.
17 first choices, 17 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Devon 5.4%
- Pupils
- 170
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
70 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 450
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
11 first choices, 12 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 86
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average.
9 first choices, 10 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.5%Devon 5.4%
- Pupils
- 135
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
11 first choices, 12 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 85
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average.
14 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 11100%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Devon 5.4%
- Pupils
- 100
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 103
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
13 first choices, 13 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 90
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Exeter, EX4 6PG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average.
22 first choices, 22 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.8%Devon 5.4%
- Pupils
- 201
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
42 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 244
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
10 first choices, 10 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 90
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Devon average, low absence.
14 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 104
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Devon average.
42 first choices, 42 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Devon 59%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.5%Devon 5.4%
- Pupils
- 342
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
- Primary schools365including 31 special
- Met the standard at 1159.0%
- Good or Outstanding90%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools135 of 36510 Catholic, 115 Church of England
- With a nursery class182take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals21.8%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Devon's primary 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.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Devon
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 137 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 3 of 228
- Good: 201 of 228
- Requires improvement: 21 of 228
- Inadequate: 3 of 228
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Devon
Some are faith schools.
135 of the 365 primary 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.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
182 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
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.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Devon, explained
There are 365 primary schools in Devon, teaching 65,582 children. 112 are run by the council and 210 are academies or free schools. Among them are 31 special and 36 independent schools.
90% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 3 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
59.0% of pupils in Devon met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
21.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,641 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Exeter37 primary schools
- Barnstaple13 primary schools
- Newton Abbot11 primary schools
- Exmouth9 primary schools
- Tavistock7 primary schools
- Tiverton6 primary schools
- Bideford4 primary schools
- Ivybridge4 primary schools
- Teignmouth4 primary schools
- Braunton3 primary schools
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- Totnes3 primary schools
- Crediton2 primary schools
- Cullompton2 primary schools
- Honiton2 primary schools
- Ilfracombe2 primary schools
- South Molton2 primary schools
- Ashburton1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Devon?
There are 365 primary schools in Devon, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Devon?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Devon on Eduscope are Shaldon Primary School, Kingsacre Primary School and The Duchy School Bradninch. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Devon?
Devon has 3 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 201 are rated Good, meaning 90% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary 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.
How do primary schools in Devon perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Devon, 59% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Devon primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Devon is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Devon?
When choosing a primary school in Devon, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 365 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.