Marldon Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Paignton, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.48 miles
Published by Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Marldon Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Paignton, Devon for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 6 November 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Marldon 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 | 1.48 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 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.48 miles from the school, the 19th shortest of 42 Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2026 Reception admissions, 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, while 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 53 of the 69 applications (77%) for Reception in 2026 came from families living outside Devon, and 15 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% 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
- Marldon Cross Hill, Marldon, Paignton, TQ3 1PD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 6 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Marldon Church of England Primary School flourish because they are valued and motivated to learn.”
- “They are encouraged to be self-aware individuals who can confidently speak up for themselves and others.”
- “This is because pupils experience a culture of nurture and support alongside high expectations of their behaviour and academic success.”
To improve
- “While the school has accurately addressed areas for improvement, they are not embedded in some subjects and making the desired impact on pupils’ learning.”
- “As a result, in these subjects, pupils do not remember more over time and recall their learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 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) | 80% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 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.
- Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ipplepen Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Abbotskerswell Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoke Gabriel Primary School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Decoy Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Grove School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published