Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School
Blagdon Road, Paignton, TQ3 3YA
199 pupils · 91% of 218 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 6 April 2022, published 15 June 2022. 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 | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“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 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 21 | 49 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 28 | 60 | 27 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 23 | 55 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 34 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 18 | 17 | 57 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 42 | 87 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 28 | 76 | 29 |
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
- Kings Ash Academy 1.6 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Hayes School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Roselands Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Michael's Church of England Academy 2.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Curledge Street Academy 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic School 2.6 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.