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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Lyme Road, Axminster EX13 5BE · stmarysaxminster.devon.sch.uk · 0129732785
On the mapSearch near EX13 5BE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 21%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.67 mi
- 1.07 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 8 · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 136
- 97% of 140 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Plymouth Cast
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 8” went to a home 0.67 mi (1.07 km) from the school. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 24 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 24 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 33 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 8 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.67 mi1.07 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 21% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼21% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
| ▼97 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 30
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied