Blackpool Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Newton Abbot, 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 🔒
Blackpool Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Newton Abbot, Devon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Blackpool 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
- 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 had 24 first-choice applications for 25 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 77th lowest of 294 Devon primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result ranked 3rd 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
- Liverton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6JB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Blackpool Church of England Primary School are polite and welcoming.”
- “They, along with staff, are proud members of this school.”
- “Pupils value the opportunities and experiences on offer.”
To improve
- “However, the priorities are early in development.”
- “Some pupils experience too much variation from staff in response to their learning, social and emotional needs.”
- “However, there is a lack of strategy in some areas of the school’s provision.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 July 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) | 54% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 24 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.
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ilsington Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bovey Tracey Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 2.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsteignton School 3.2 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published