Dartington Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Totnes, 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 🔒
Dartington Church of England Academy is a primary school in Totnes, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Dartington Church of England Academy 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
- 2024/25 results: 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- In 2024/25, 11% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).
- 33 first-choice applications for 33 offers in Reception 2026; every applicant was offered a place, like 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Of its pupils, 19.6% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15.5% 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
- Shinners Bridge, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6JU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 286 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They talk confidently about what they learn.”
- “They feel safe and know that staff are there to support them.”
To improve
- “However, some subject leadership is at an early stage.”
- “As a result, checks on how successfully pupils learn have not been as regular as leaders intend.”
- “This has meant that aspects of the curriculum are not implemented effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 September 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) | 72% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 33 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.
- The Grove School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Landscove Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Broadhempston Village Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harbertonford Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Buckfastleigh Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ipplepen Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published