Burlescombe Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Tiverton, 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 🔒
Burlescombe Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tiverton, Devon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 June 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Burlescombe 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
- In 2024/25, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), yet 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- The school had 30 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 9.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- Of its pupils, 23.3% are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 13% 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
- Station Road, Burlescombe, Tiverton, EX16 7JH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 30 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their village school.”
- “Their positive behaviour reflects the school’s values of responsibility and respect.”
- “They value the warm and caring relationships they have with adults at the school.”
To improve
- “However, pupils have not learned the important knowledge that they need to be ready for the next stage of their education.”
- “This means pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, the school’s steps to rectify weaknesses are in their early days and have not had the impact that they need to.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 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) | 86% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 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.
- Webber's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Uffculme Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Culmstock Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Uplowman Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Willand School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Hemyock Primary School 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Halberton Primary School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published