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St Catherine's CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Devon

Musket Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6SB

Website 01626832665

54

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 09/07/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.1%

13.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

130

Capacity used

Has space

62%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

18 of 18 families who put it first got an offer

18

Places offered

22

Total applications

1.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1818● 100%
2nd preference40● 0%
3rd preference00—
Total221882%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Devon lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Martin Harding
Address
Musket Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6SB
Phone
01626832665
Local authority
Devon
Ward / constituency
Bovey · Central Devon
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
113463

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals36%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support29%——
50% boys (65)50% girls (65)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

130 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    09 July 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 115 pupils

Attendance

95.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
24%
21/22
22%
22/23
17%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths54%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard47%
-15% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard58%
-17% vs England
Higher standard16%
-17% vs England
Average score102
-4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard68%
-4% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard68%
-6% vs England
Higher standard5%
-21% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard47%
-26% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Science

Expected standard84%
+2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

782019212023542024472025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)47%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Devon council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.