Woodbury Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Exeter, Devon·EX5 1EA
Composite score
57.3
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#4,747
National rank
#432
In South West
#68
In Devon
Top 32%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
26 first choices, 27 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
43
any preference, for 27 places
Last place offered lived
3.10 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 4985 m
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.9320231.0020241.0320250.962026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants, and in 2025 the last place went under “category 8 (last place, by distance)”. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it. In 2026 the school was not oversubscribed, so no distance limit applied.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
193
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
6.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.4
Typical primary: 20.7

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Woodbury Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Exeter, Devon, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 193 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 24.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Woodbury Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 26 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 3.10 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 25.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Woodbury Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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