Devon schools and admissions data

Devon County Council has 365 primary schools and 106 secondary schools. 9% of Devon's schools are private schools. 98 state schools in Devon follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 282 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Devon

  1. Outstanding 39
  2. Good 271
  3. Requires Improvement 32
  4. Inadequate 13

Most popular state schools
in Devon in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Appledore School

    Foundation school • Appledore, Bideford

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Woolwell, Plymouth

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Abbotskerswell Primary School

    Community school • Abbotskerswell, Newton Abbot

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Newton Abbot

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Heavitree, Exeter

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Canada Hill Community Primary School

    Community school • East Ogwell, Newton Abbot

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster

    Academy converter • Axminster

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Woodbury Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Woodbury, Exeter

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School

    Free schools • Off Crediton Road, Okehampton

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Newton Poppleford Primary School

    Community school • Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Upottery Primary School

    Community school • Honiton

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Ilfracombe

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Marldon Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Marldon, Paignton

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Hennock Community Primary School

    Academy converter • Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Westclyst Community Primary School

    Free schools • Westclyst, Exeter

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  16. 16

    Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

    Academy converter • Barnstaple

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Ide Primary School

    Academy converter • Ide, Exeter

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  18. 18

    Kingsteignton School

    Free schools • Newton Abbot

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Blackpool Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Newton Abbot

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  20. 20

    Woolacombe School

    Academy converter • Woolacombe

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    Newton Abbot College

    Academy converter • Newton Abbot

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    St Peter's Church of England Aided School

    Voluntary aided school • Heavitree, Exeter

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Colyton Grammar School

    Academy converter • Colyford, Colyton

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    St James School

    Academy converter • Exeter

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Uffculme School

    Academy converter • Uffculme, Cullompton

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Ivybridge Community College

    Academy converter • Ivybridge

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Chulmleigh Community College

    Academy converter • Chulmleigh

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    The Park Community School

    Academy converter • Barnstaple

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    Braunton Academy

    Academy converter • Braunton

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Holsworthy Community College

    Academy converter • Holsworthy

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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