Clawton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Holsworthy, 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 🔒
Clawton Primary School is a primary school in Holsworthy, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Clawton 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 2024/25, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Among 6 schools, this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon that have results, its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place for 2026, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- The school has 37.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 13.7 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
- Clawton, Holsworthy, EX22 6QN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 82 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 37.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Staff and the trust are determined for all pupils to be successful.”
- “The curriculum has undergone many changes to ensure that staff have high expectations of pupils.”
- “This work is making a difference to the quality of education pupils receive.”
To improve
- “Pupils do not build their knowledge well enough across the curriculum.”
- “Some pupils do not quickly become accurate readers.”
- “In some subjects, the curriculum does not make clear how pupils can build on their prior learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 2024 (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) | 42% | 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: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 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.
- Ashwater Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holsworthy Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bridgerule Church of England Primary School 5.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Halwill Community Primary School 5.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bradford Primary School 5.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Black Torrington Church of England Primary School 8.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Shebbear Community School 8.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published