Dolton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Winkleigh, 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 🔒
Dolton Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Winkleigh, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Dolton 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, with 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers and every first-choice family offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 35.5% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- There were 31 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 10.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 13.4 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
- The Square, Dolton, Winkleigh, EX19 8QF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 31 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this small village school.”
- “Warm, supportive relationships with staff enable pupils to flourish.”
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about what each day at school has in store for them.”
To improve
- “However, the new curriculum does not take account of the gaps in knowledge that some pupils have from the previous curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.
- Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Clinton Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Winkleigh Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hatherleigh Community Primary School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School 6.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Exbourne Church of England Primary School 6.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highampton Community Primary School 6.9 mi Good Last distance published