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Westclyst Community Primary School

Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Devon

Maddick Road, Exeter, EX1 3YG

Website 01392304040

64

headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

80%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.1%

6.3% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

551

Capacity used

—

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

80%

1st preference success rate

66 of 82 families who put it first got an offer

66

Places offered

178

Total applications

2.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference8266● 80%
2nd preference710● 0%
3rd preference250● 0%
Total1786637%

1st preference success by year

77%
2020
93%
2021
78%
2022
74%
2023
79%
2024
80%
2025

Devon lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Headteacher
Jonathan Bishop
Address
Maddick Road, Westclyst, Exeter, EX1 3YG
Phone
01392304040
Local authority
Devon
Ward / constituency
Broadclyst · Exmouth and Exeter East
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
142886

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals19%——
English as additional language8%——
SEN support14%——
49% boys (269)51% girls (282)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

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

Academy trust: CORNERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST

551 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    11 December 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 381 pupils

Attendance

96.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

3%
20/21
13%
21/22
5%
22/23
7%
23/24
6%
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 & maths64%——
Higher standard7%——
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 standard53%
-9% vs England
Higher standard5%
-3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard65%
-10% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard81%
+9% vs England
Greater depth5%
-8% vs England

Maths

Expected standard71%
-3% vs England
Higher standard24%
-2% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard55%
-18% vs England
Higher standard18%
-12% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

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

Primary results over time

412023642024532025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)53%61%
Higher standard5%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.