Willowbank Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Cullompton, 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 🔒
Willowbank Primary School is a primary school in Cullompton, Devon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Willowbank 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
- Reception 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 32 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 27.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- 21.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 18% 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
- Manitoba Gardens, Cullompton, EX15 1EZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 241 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “They describe the school as a fun place to be.”
- “Pupils say the school provides ‘an open door’ to new people.”
To improve
- “While many parents recognise and praise the school’s work, some raised concerns about pupils’ behaviour.”
- “However, in some other areas of the curriculum, this is not the case.”
- “Pupils are not clear about what they are learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2023 (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) | 56% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 31 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.
- St Andrew's Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Duchy School Bradninch 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Willand School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Plymtree Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clyst Hydon Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Halberton Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Silverton Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published