Exeter Road Community Primary School, Exmouth

Requires Improvement
Primary
Foundation school
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~561m)Possible (~802m)Unlikely (~1.0km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Caroline Curtis
Pupils:170 / 210 capacity
LA:Devon
Phone:01395272935
Address:Exeter Road, Exmouth, EX8 1PU
Trust:The Avocet Learning Trust
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 4 February 2025View full report
URN:113095
UKPRN:10077485
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Exmouth and Exeter East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its October 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

39.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

26 responses
Would recommend65%
Child is happy77%
Well taught85%
Good progress73%
Feels safe73%
Well behaved69%
Bullying dealt with23%
Kept informed65%
Handles concerns42%
Wider development69%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-16ppMaths-33ppWriting-29pp

Reading has declined from 70% to 54%. Maths has declined from 56% to 23%. Writing has declined from 52% to 23%.

Class Sizes

29.3

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

30.7

KS2

6

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Exmouth Rail Station
259m · 4 min walk

Bus Stops

Police Station (opp)
138m · 2 min walk
All Saints Church (N-bound)
148m · 2 min walk
Parade (Stop B)
209m · 3 min walk
The Park (S-bound)
217m · 4 min walk
Marine Way (opp)
256m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

81%

Available places

170 pupils

210 capacity

40 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Exmouth

Low pressure
New homes approved:560
Projected new pupils:140

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Exmouth

Admissions Demand - Devon

Low demand0.73x oversubscription

Places available

9,263

Applications

6,758

Got 1st preference

96.2%

Got preferred school

98.9%

Primary admissions across Devon (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

4 February 2025
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
11 October 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
28 February 2017

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.17172%

Overall absence

18.30986%

Persistent absence

142

Enrolments

Authorised5.52981%
Unauthorised1.64191%
Persistent (10%+)18.30986%
Severe (50%+)0.70423%

Absence trend

3.73344%
18/19
8.31891%
20/21
8.01349%
21/22
9.52396%
22/23
7.50925%
23/24
7.17172%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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