Payhembury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Exeter, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Payhembury Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Exeter, Devon for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Payhembury 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
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 4.3% and pupils per teacher 14.3; the middle figures across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon are 14.1% and 18.3.
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
- Payhembury, Devon County Council, Exeter, EX14 3HT
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 93 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils ‘sparkle’ at Payhembury Church of England Primary School.”
- “They are vibrant and considerate, with a real enthusiasm for learning.”
- “Pupils attend well because they want to be in school.”
To improve
- “However, this is not yet as well established in the wider curriculum.”
- “The curriculum is not as securely embedded.”
- “Although pupils can recall their most recent learning, they are not as confident in remembering and making links across what they have learned previously.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 January 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) | 76% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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.
- Feniton Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Broadhembury Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Plymtree Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Awliscombe Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Clyst Hydon Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Whimple Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ottery St Mary Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published