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Westcliff Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Devon

First Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9RA

Website 01626862444

45

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 24/09/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.9%

14.2% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

296

Capacity used

Has space

70%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

33 of 33 families who put it first got an offer

33

Places offered

41

Total applications

1.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3333● 100%
2nd preference80● 0%
3rd preference00—
Total413380%

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 sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Natasha Outhwaite
Address
First Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9RA
Phone
01626862444
Local authority
Devon
Ward / constituency
Dawlish South West · Newton Abbot
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
142390

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals25%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support10%——
52% boys (154)48% girls (142)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

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

Academy trust: THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST

296 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    24 September 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 318 pupils

Attendance

93.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

14.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

27%
20/21
25%
21/22
19%
22/23
17%
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 & maths45%——
Higher standard2%——
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 standard38%
-24% vs England
Higher standard4%
-4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard48%
-27% vs England
Higher standard10%
-23% vs England
Average score101
-5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard70%
-2% vs England
Greater depth10%
-3% vs England

Maths

Expected standard50%
-24% vs England
Higher standard10%
-16% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard40%
-33% vs England
Higher standard4%
-26% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Science

Expected standard88%
+6% vs England

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

Primary results over time

492019412023452024382025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)38%61%
Higher standard4%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.