Kenton Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Exeter, Devon·EX6 8JT
Composite score
45.5
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#8,952
National rank
#901
In South West
#144
In Devon
Top 61%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
70%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
6 first choices, 6 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
21
any preference, for 6 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Kenton Primary 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
2–11
Pupils on roll
53
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
11.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£10,222
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Kenton Primary School at a glance

Located in Exeter, Devon, Kenton Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 53 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 70% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 37.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Kenton Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 6 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.6%. There are about 11.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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