St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School

Academy converter·Primary school Exeter, Devon·EX5 7DT
Composite score
42.5
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#10,043
National rank
#1016
In South West
#165
In Devon
Top 68%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
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
97%
60 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
98
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
1.13 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1817 m
Applications from another council area
1%

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 9 (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
468
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
8.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,499
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

School overview

St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School is a primary school serving Exeter, Devon, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 468 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with 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 in the lower half 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). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 97% of the families who made St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.13 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. There are about 23.8 pupils per teacher. St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery 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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