Woodwater Academy
Woodwater Lane, Exeter, EX2 5AW
329 pupils · 87% of 380 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2024, published 6 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 38 | 59 | 40 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 55 | 71 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 40 | 64 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 37 | 36 | 60 | 37 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 35 | 30 | 57 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 34 | 32 | 57 | 34 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 39 | 67 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 33 | 59 | 35 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Wynstream Primary School Academy 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Whipton Barton Junior School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.