Ilsington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Newton Abbot, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ilsington Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Newton Abbot, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Ilsington 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 | Not published |
| 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
- 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- For Reception 2026 there were 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the admission number was 12 places.
- There are 16.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.7 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- 5.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 23.6% 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
- Ilsington, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9RE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 95 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “At Ilsington Church of England Primary School, pupils develop ‘big hearts and big ideas’.”
- “They enjoy learning at this small school, where staff carefully consider the curriculum to meet the needs of learners.”
- “Consequently, they achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, too few pupils attend the clubs and activities on offer.”
- “This includes weaknesses that have arisen because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- “Nonetheless, there has, historically, been a culture where pupils have been too passive in their approach to learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 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) | 75% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bovey Tracey Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hennock Community Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashburton Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published