Southmead School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Braunton, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Southmead School is a primary school in Braunton, Devon for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Southmead School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 40 first-choice applications for 40 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 1 of the 2 Reception years with a published outcome, 2024 and 2025, every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths results ranked 2nd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wrafton Road, Braunton, EX33 2BU
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 341 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Southmead enjoy coming to school and feel safe there.”
- “They say that there are always staff who can help them.”
- “Parents feel happy to talk to leaders and get any help that they need.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils have gaps in their phonic knowledge.”
- “These pupils find it harder to keep up in their classes.”
- “While support is in place for these pupils, some have books that are not well matched to their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (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) | 72% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Caen Community Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsacre Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fremington Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Georgeham Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Instow Community Primary and Pre-School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Roundswell Community Primary Academy 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sticklepath Community Primary Academy 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- West Down School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published