Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Okehampton, 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 🔒
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Okehampton, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 June 2022. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School 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
- In 2026, Reception had 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- The school has 22 pupils on roll (January 2026) and 6.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 12.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- Free school meal eligibility is 31.8%; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon is 28.7%.
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
- Northlew, Okehampton, EX20 3PB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 22 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils like this school and feel safe.”
- “Staff model the school’s Christian values very well.”
- “For example, they demonstrate high levels of compassion and care in their work with vulnerable pupils.”
To improve
- “However, this view is not shared by some parents and carers.”
- “For example, some pupils’ writing has deteriorated due to absences caused by COVID-19.”
- “However, staff do not use the assessment information to provide stronger mathematicians with sufficient challenge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 July 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, 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.
- Boasley Cross Community Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highampton Community Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Halwill Community Primary School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hatherleigh Community Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Black Torrington Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bridestowe Primary School 6.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School 6.1 mi Good Last distance published