Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Exeter, Devon·EX3 0RE
Composite score
63.9
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#2,859
National rank
#237
In South West
#38
In Devon
Top 20%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
113.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
14 first choices, 15 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
32
any preference, for 15 places
Last place offered lived
3.24 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 5209 m
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.13
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9320221.0020231.0020240.8020250.932026

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 2026 the last place went under “category 8 (last place, by distance)”. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

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

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
99
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
12.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,707
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School

Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Exeter, Devon, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 99 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 20% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 113 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 14 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 3.24 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 3.5%. There are about 18.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Lady Seaward's 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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