Starcross Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Exeter, Devon, 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 🔒
Starcross Primary School is a primary school in Exeter, Devon, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 29 January 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Starcross 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, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- 13% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 20 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Pupils per teacher stand at 21.4, against a middle figure of 18.9 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
- New Road, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8QD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 29 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school is more settled now.”
- “In most subjects, this has increased the ambition of the curriculum for pupils.”
- “Pupils are happy at Starcross.”
To improve
- “However, the development of some aspects of the curriculum, and how it is taught, is not as advanced.”
- “This, alongside existing gaps in pupils’ knowledge, means pupils do not learn as well as they should.”
- “There is still more work to be done to improve parts of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 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) | 74% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 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.
- Cockwood Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kenton Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Exeter Road Community Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lympstone Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Marpool Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published