Axminster Community Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Axminster, Devon
Axminster Community Primary Academy is a primary school in Axminster, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Stoney Lane, Axminster, EX13 5BU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 297 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this inclusive school.”
- “They benefit from staff’s care and understanding of how to meet pupils’ individual needs.”
- “This includes the youngest children in the Nursery and Reception Year, who get off to the positive start that they need.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, a minority of pupils disrupt learning or do not treat others as the school expects them to.”
- “In 2024, pupils’ attainment at the end of Year 6 was significantly below the national average.”
- “However, absence continues to be too high for a minority of pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 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) | 52% | 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, 26 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Devon published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kilmington Primary School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Hawkchurch Church of England School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Musbury Primary School 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shute Community Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Membury Primary Academy 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy 3.4 mi Good Last distance published