St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Newton Abbot, 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 🔒
St Catherine's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Newton Abbot, Devon for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Catherine's CofE 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, 47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 27 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- Of pupils here, 36.2% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon is 18.2%.
- There are 17.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.2 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
- Musket Road, Heathfield, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6SB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 130 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “The school is at the heart of the community.”
- “Staff provide a nurturing and caring environment.”
- “The school’s values of justice, compassion, perseverance, courage and friendship underpin everyday life.”
To improve
- “However, published outcomes do not yet reflect the improved quality of education that pupils receive in mathematics.”
- “However, some subjects in the wider curriculum are not as well developed or delivered as effectively.”
- “This means that pupils do not develop a deep understanding of these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 September 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) | 47% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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.
- Blackpool Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bovey Tracey Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsteignton School 2.5 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Ilsington Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 2.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rydon Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published