St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Exmouth, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth is a primary school in Exmouth, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 June 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth 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.
- For Reception 2026, there were 28 first-choice applications for 28 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 36% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the 4th 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
- Regents Gate, St Josephs Rc Primary School, Exmouth, EX8 1TA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 June 2024
Strengths
- “St Joseph’s Primary School is a caring school.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour reflects the school’s ethos of kindness and respect.”
- “Pupils take pride in their learning.”
To improve
- “However, at times, the curriculum is not implemented in a way that reflects the school’s ambitious intent.”
- “At times, learning activities do not match what pupils know and can do.”
- “This means activities do not always support pupils to move forward in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 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) | 36% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 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.
- Exeter Road Community Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Marpool Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Littleham Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bassetts Farm Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Brixington Primary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cockwood Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published