Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Tiverton, 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 🔒
Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tiverton, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Sampford Peverell 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 | 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, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but in 2024 and 2025 places ran out and a last distance was published.
- Reception 2026 had 6 first-choice applications for 8 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 8.1% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.6% 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
- Higher Town, Sampford Peverell, Tiverton, EX16 7BR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 123 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love to come to this inclusive school.”
- “They consistently meet the school’s high expectations.”
- “Staff weave the school’s values of kindness, forgiveness, respect, honesty, teamwork and courage throughout the day.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the curriculum is being developed.”
- “Sometimes, the knowledge that pupils should learn and remember is not clear.”
- “Furthermore, some activities that teachers plan do not deepen pupils’ learning well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 March 2025 (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) | 50% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 6 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.
- Uplowman Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Halberton Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Willand School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Uffculme Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burlescombe Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Webber's Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Tidcombe Primary School 3.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wilcombe Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published