Woodbury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
Woodbury Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Exeter, Devon for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 April 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Woodbury 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, 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 2 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 27 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 11.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23.3% 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
- Castle Lane, Woodbury, Exeter, EX5 1EA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 April 2023
Strengths
- “Woodbury Church of England Primary School is a warm and welcoming place.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school and enjoy their learning.”
- “They understand how the school’s values help them to be kind and respectful, and to never give up.”
To improve
- “However, in some areas of the curriculum, this is not the case.”
- “Some teachers do not check well enough what pupils know or have remembered.”
- “Pupils’ understanding is not deepened.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 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: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 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.
- Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lympstone Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Brixington Primary Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bassetts Farm Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Topsham School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Clyst St Mary Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published