Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Exeter, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.79 miles
Published by Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Exeter, Devon for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery 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 | 0.79 mi |
| 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 the last child offered a place lived 0.79 miles away, the 10th shortest of 42 Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 distance was nearer than in 2025 but further than in 2024, and it swung sharply, most of all between 2024 and 2025.
- Reception 2026 had 53 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 49 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 22% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Harrington Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 8PE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 477 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils who attend Pinhoe understand the importance of the school’s mission of ‘Living life in all its fullness, together in mind, body and spirit’.”
- “This togetherness is demonstrated by the inclusivity of all members of the school community.”
- “They have welcomed refugees and those new to the country with open arms.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, these targets are not precise and do not focus on the immediate needs of pupils.”
- “This stalls progress for some pupils.”
- “Although persistent absenteeism is high, leaders do all they can to rigorously monitor attendance.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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) | 22% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 49 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.
- Monkerton Community Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Westclyst Community Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Willowbrook School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whipton Barton Junior School 1.1 mi Good
- Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stoke Hill Junior School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published