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St Catherine's CofE Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Musket Road, Heathfield, Newton Abbot TQ12 6SB · stcatherines-heathfield.devon.sch.uk · 01626 832665

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
47%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 59%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
130
62% of 210 places
Local authority
Devon
Free school meals
36.2%
First language not English
4.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 17 (Places 18)17September 2023: 21 (Places 21)21September 2024: 14 (Places 14)14September 2025: 18 (Places 18)18September 2026: 27 (Places 27)27Places 27
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202627271100%
September 2025Sept 202518181100%
September 2024Sept 202414141100%
September 2023Sept 202321211100%
September 2022Sept 202218170.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 38% (England 53%)38%2016/17: 57% (England 61%)57%2017/18: 54% (England 64%)54%2018/19: 78% (England 65%)78%2022/23: 21% (England 60%)21%2023/24: 54% (England 61%)54%2024/25: 47% (England 62%)47%England 62%

Ofsted

St Catherine's CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
9 Jul 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Nov 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
16
12% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼81% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲101% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲94% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 56% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●51% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 37% who had a child bullied

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