Salcombe Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Salcombe, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Salcombe Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Salcombe, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 10 June 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Salcombe 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 10 June 2025, was Some aspects not as strong; its previous graded outcome, on 10 February 2016, was Good.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, with a published admission number of 12 places.
- In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Onslow Road, Salcombe, TQ8 8AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 80 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 10 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of ‘Team Salcombe’.”
- “This is underpinned by the respectful and nurturing relationships between staff and pupils.”
- “Pupils, staff, parents and carers highly value the safe and happy community ethos of the school.”
To improve
- “However, the many changes in leadership and staffing since the last inspection have hindered the establishment of a high-quality curriculum and clear expectations of what pupils can do.”
- “Consequently, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, the quality of the curriculum that pupils learn and how they learn it has been affected.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 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) | 53% | 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, 6 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.
- Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Charleton Church of England Academy 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- West Alvington Church of England Academy 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kingsbridge Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy 4.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Stokenham Area Primary School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School 5.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Loddiswell Primary School 6.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published