The King's School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Ottery St Mary, Devon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.72 miles
Published by Devon County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The King's School is a secondary school in Ottery St Mary, Devon for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
The King's 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.72 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 0.72 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 10 Devon secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025; it swung sharply between some years, the biggest move being from 2025 to 2026.
- Year 7 2026 had 218 first-choice applications for 167 offers; 165 offers went to first-choice families and 53 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 56% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary 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
- Cadhay Lane, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,097 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Overwhelmingly, pupils, including sixth-form students, enjoy learning at The King’s School.”
- “The school has very high aspirations for pupils to develop socially, emotionally and academically.”
- “The very well-designed curriculum enables most pupils to excel in a broad range of subjects.”
To improve
- “However, a small group of pupils, including some disadvantaged pupils, who struggle with literacy, do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, where pupils struggle with literacy, the school has not ensured that this barrier to learning is effectively addressed across the curriculum.”
- “Consequently, pupils who struggle with literacy do not achieve well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 56% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 218 first-preference applications, 167 offers in total, 165 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Sidmouth College 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Honiton Community College 5.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Clyst Vale Community College 6.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cullompton Community College 8.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England School 8.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Aided School 8.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James School 8.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Colyton Grammar School 9.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published