Oldway Primary School
Higher Polsham Road, Paignton, TQ3 2SY
598 pupils · 95% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- RIVIERA EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
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 25 June 2024, published 8 September 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 | 66% |
| 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?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 55 | 49 | 106 | 55 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 76 | 75 | 139 | 76 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 50 | 50 | 112 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 84 | 81 | 155 | 84 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 87 | 104 | 194 | 87 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 85 | 179 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 89 | 101 | 195 | 89 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 88 | 88 | 198 | 88 |
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
- Sacred Heart Catholic School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Curledge Street Academy 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Michael's Church of England Academy 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hayes School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Kings Ash Academy 1.5 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Preston Primary 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.