Woodwater Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Exeter, 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 🔒
Woodwater Academy is a primary school in Exeter, Devon for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Woodwater Academy 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, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 2 earlier years.
- In 2026, Reception had 38 first-choice applications for 40 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 71st lowest of 294 Devon primary schools.
- 26.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.6% 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
- Woodwater Lane, Exeter, EX2 5AW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 329 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this inclusive school.”
- “Parents speak highly of the care and support their children receive.”
- “The school has high expectations for pupils’ achievement and conduct.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers’ use of assessment does not identify whether pupils have gained sufficient depth in their understanding.”
- “As a result, pupils sometimes have gaps in their knowledge in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 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) | 65% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 38 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.
- Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wynstream Primary School Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whipton Barton Junior School 1.0 mi Good
- Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published