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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon

Regents Gate, Exmouth, EX8 1TA

Website 01395264875

72

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.6%

14.1% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

185

Capacity used

Has space

78%

236 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

26 of 26 families who put it first got an offer

26

Places offered

36

Total applications

1.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2626● 100%
2nd preference70● 0%
3rd preference30● 0%
Total362672%

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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jonathan Willcox
Address
Regents Gate, Exmouth, EX8 1TA
Phone
01395264875
Local authority
Devon
Ward / constituency
Exmouth Littleham · Exmouth and Exeter East
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
140766

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals13%——
English as additional language7%——
SEN support8%——
54% boys (100)46% girls (85)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

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

Academy trust: PLYMOUTH CAST

185 pupils · 236 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    06 June 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 149 pupils

Attendance

94.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

14.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
21%
21/22
8%
22/23
11%
23/24
14%
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 & maths72%——
Higher standard11%——
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 standard36%
-26% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard68%
-7% vs England
Higher standard18%
-15% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard77%
+5% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard45%
-29% vs England
Higher standard9%
-17% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard50%
-23% vs England
Higher standard14%
-16% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Science

Expected standard91%
+9% vs England

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

Primary results over time

812019572023722024362025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)36%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.