Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Newton Abbot, 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 🔒
Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School is a primary school in Newton Abbot, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Wolborough Church of England Nursery and 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
- 38.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 30% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 19 first-choice applications for 19 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number was 30 places.
- In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% 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
- Union Street, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2JX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 189 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 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.
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Decoy Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Haytor View Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Canada Hill Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published