St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Exeter, 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 🔒
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Exeter, Devon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery 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
- Reception 2026 had 22 first-choice applications for 22 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 35th highest of 294 Devon primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 25% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- York Road, St Sidwell's Ce Primary School and Nursery, Exeter, EX4 6PG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this highly inclusive school.”
- “They feel self-assured and enjoy coming to school.”
- “Pupils have a lasting sense of belonging and feel safe.”
To improve
- “Many children begin with language and vocabulary below the typical levels for their age.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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.
- Newtown Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ladysmith Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- St David's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stoke Hill Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published