Westcliff Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Dawlish, 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 🔒
Westcliff Primary Academy is a primary school in Dawlish, Devon for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Westcliff Primary 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
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 26 offers; 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 38% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- The school has 18.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.8 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
- First Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9RA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 296 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Westcliff Primary Academy is a welcoming place where pupils belong.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and positive.”
- “This gives pupils the confidence to talk with adults if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “Since the previous inspection, pupils have not achieved well enough.”
- “However, many positive changes have not had enough time to impact pupils’ learning fully.”
- “However, some pupils lose focus in lessons and struggle to complete tasks to a high standard.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 October 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) | 38% | 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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Gatehouse Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hazeldown School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Teignmouth Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Cockwood Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shaldon Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Starcross Primary School 3.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Bishopsteignton School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published