Alphington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Exeter, Devon
Alphington Primary School is a primary school in Exeter, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Wheatsheaf Way, Alphington, Exeter, EX2 8RQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 472 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They know that staff care about them and want them to do well.”
- “This helps all pupils, especially pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to settle well and make progress through the curriculum.”
To improve
- “However, there is more to do, and the trust has invested in further training for staff.”
- “However, in a few subjects, the curriculum is less well developed.”
- “The school has not successfully identified the critical knowledge that pupils need to remember or ensured that staff use effective teaching approaches.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 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) | 66% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 48 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.
- Ide Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bowhill Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Montgomery Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St David's CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wynstream Primary School Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published