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Exbourne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Exbourne, Okehampton EX20 3SQ · exbourne-primary.devon.sch.uk · 01837 851205
On the mapSearch near EX20 3SQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2022/23
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 55%, England 60%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 25
- 30% of 82 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20%
- First language not English
- 0%
- 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, 4 families put the school first and 6 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2022/23, 50% 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 55%, and across England 60%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113410)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Exbourne Church of England Primary School on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Good
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 (16 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 16
- 35% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied