Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Kingsbridge, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy is a primary school in Kingsbridge, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 26 February 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Thurlestone All Saints Church of England 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 was offered a Reception place in 2026, as happened at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 5.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- Reception 2026 had 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2026 was 15 places.
- In 2024/25, 89% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest 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
- Thurlestone, Kingsbridge, TQ7 3NB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 149 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 26 February 2025
Strengths
- “Thurlestone is a highly effective school where pupils are very well cared for.”
- “The school is ambitious for every pupil, constantly looking for ways to further improve outcomes for everyone.”
- “This can be seen in the continual improvements they make to the ways in which they help pupils to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 March 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) | 89% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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.
- Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Alvington Church of England Academy 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsbridge Primary School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Salcombe Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Loddiswell Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Charleton Church of England Academy 4.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Modbury Primary School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published