Bassetts Farm Primary School, Exmouth
Bassetts Farm Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Exmouth, part of The Avocet Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 9 schools in Exmouth with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Devon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Bassetts Farm Primary School in detail
Bassetts Farm Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Bassetts Farm Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Devon and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 78% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Bassetts Farm Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 62 families put Bassetts Farm Primary School as their first choice and 102 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Bassetts Farm Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bassetts Farm Primary School are Brixington Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 62% maths); Marpool Primary School (0.5 miles, 54% reading, 44% maths); Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 82% maths); and Littleham Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, 42% reading, 50% maths).
Bassetts Farm Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Brixington Primary AcademyMarpool Primary SchoolWithycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary SchoolLittleham Church of England Primary School
The trust
Bassetts Farm Primary School is one of 2 schools run by The Avocet Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 33 pupils (7.3%) received SEN support and 17 (3.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Exmouth Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bassetts Farm School (sw-bound), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 67 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Bassetts Farm Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
From the moment pupils start at Bassetts Farm Primary School, they develop 'a love of learning for life'. The school has high aspirations for all pupils. Pupils experience a range of opportunities through the ambitious curriculum. They enjoy attending school. Pupils say the school is friendly and welcoming.
Pupils behave exceptionally well. They show exemplary attitudes to their learning. The school has high expectations of pupils' behaviour. Pupils are focused and respectful. They are polite to each other and to visitors. Pupils socialise happily together. They care about each other's well-being and state, 'everyone helps each other out at this school.'
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed a curriculum that enables pupils to build their knowledge progressively as they move through the school. Pupils 'recap, revisit and retrieve' at the beginning of lessons. This helps them to consolidate their understanding from their prior learning. Where this is most successful, pupils make links between their current and previous learning. For example, older pupils describe how they get better at creating portraits in art. They recognise how their skills improve by revisiting this in different year groups. The portraits older pupils produce are of a very high standard. In history, pupils learn about the British Empire and can compare this with their prior learning about the Roman Empire.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
23.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 78% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.9
KS2
15
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Bassetts Farm Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Bassetts Farm Primary School.
- FISH Brixington730m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bassetts Farm Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bassetts Farm Primary School is in Devon; for families living there:
- Devon's school travel policy: Free school transport
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Bassetts Farm Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
400 pupils
420 places
20 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Exmouth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Exmouth
Across Devon council
Places available
9,014
Applications
6,494
Got 1st preference
96.5%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Devon council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
33
SEN Support
17
EHC Plans
11.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
451
Total Pupils
223
Boys
228
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,330
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,132
Per pupil
£2319k
Total funding
£152k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
8.4%
Persistent absence
367
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Bassetts Farm Primary School
Questions parents ask about Bassetts Farm Primary School
What are SATs results like at Bassetts Farm Primary School?
Of the pupils at Bassetts Farm Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is Bassetts Farm Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Bassetts Farm Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Bassetts Farm Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Bassetts Farm Primary School is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bassetts Farm Primary School?
Bassetts Farm Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Bassetts Farm Primary School?
Classes at Bassetts Farm Primary School average 28.3 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Bassetts Farm Primary School?
Bassetts Farm Primary School has around 451 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bassetts Farm Primary School?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Bassetts Farm Primary School in 2024/25. 8.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bassetts Farm Primary School?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming Bassetts Farm Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Bassetts Farm Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Bassetts Farm Primary School: FISH Brixington (730m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Bassetts Farm Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bassetts Farm Primary School?
Bassetts Farm Primary School is at St John's Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 4GB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)