Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Exmouth, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Exmouth, Devon for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 65 first-choice applications for 66 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- The school has 24.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
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
- Withycombe Village Road, Exmouth, EX8 3BA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 611 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “Withycombe Raleigh Primary is a friendly and happy school.”
- “Within its large school community, there is a positive and vibrant ethos.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school and want to do well.”
To improve
- “However, this work is in its early stages.”
- “Assessment is not yet used effectively in some subjects to check pupils’ understanding and to identify where there are gaps.”
- “As a result, sometimes gaps persist and pupils’ knowledge is less secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (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) | 68% | 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: 65 first-preference applications, 66 offers in total, 65 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.
- Marpool Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brixington Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bassetts Farm Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Exeter Road Community Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Littleham Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lympstone Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published