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Dolton Church of England Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
The Square, Dolton, Winkleigh EX19 8QF · dolton-sch.org · 01805 804315
On the mapSearch near EX19 8QF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2018/19
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- 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
- 31
- 44% of 70 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.5%
- 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, 5 families put the school first and 5 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 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2018/19, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 62% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 106 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113450)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Dolton Church of England Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113450), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113450)
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113450)
Jul 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113450)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 12
- 32% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied