Ermington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Ivybridge, 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 🔒
Ermington Primary School is a primary school in Ivybridge, Devon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Ermington 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, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- In 2026 every Reception applicant was offered a place; there were 11 first-choice applications for 12 offers, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- With 85 pupils on roll in January 2026, it has 16.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.1 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
- School Road, Ermington, Ivybridge, PL21 9NH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 85 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at Ermington Primary School.”
- “They epitomise the school values of care, pride and resilience.”
- “This is the result of the highly effective provision for their wider, personal development, which builds on a secure academic education.”
To improve
- “However, the school is alert to the fact that some pupils could achieve even better.”
- “There is not always sufficient focus and attention to ensure pupils spend enough time deepening their learning.”
- “In a few subjects, however, the curriculum is newer in its development or being revised.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 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) | 79% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 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.
- Modbury Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Manor Primary School, Ivybridge 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stowford School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Erme Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodlands Park Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holbeton Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Ugborough Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Yealmpton Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published