Exwick Heights Primary School

Exwick Heights Primary School at a glance

Located in Exeter, Devon, Exwick Heights Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 540 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 16.0 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 38% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Exwick Heights Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 40 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 24.2 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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.