West Hill Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Ottery St Mary, Devon
West Hill Primary School is a primary school in Ottery St Mary, Devon for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Beech Park, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1UQ
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff, parents and carers are proud of their school, which sits at the heart of the village.”
- “The school is calm, and pupils are warmly welcomed by staff each morning.”
- “Pupils are consistently polite and behave well.”
To improve
- “However, there is variability in the quality of education in the early years.”
- “This means that some children continue with gaps in important knowledge, while other children are not appropriately challenged.”
- “However, in the early years, these changes are still in their infancy.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 91% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Devon published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Tipton St John Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ottery St Mary Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whimple Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newton Poppleford Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Feniton Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published