The Topsham School

Community school·Primary school Exeter, Devon·EX3 0DN
Composite score
50.1
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#7,242
National rank
#707
In South West
#114
In Devon
Top 49%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
52%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
25 first choices, 26 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
58
any preference, for 26 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01
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1 per place
0.9620221.0320231.1720240.9620250.962026

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

Every child who put The Topsham School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
196
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,554
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About The Topsham School

The Topsham School is a primary school in Exeter, Devon, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 196 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 15.0 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 around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The Topsham School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 25 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 20.9 pupils per teacher. The Topsham 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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