St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Fort Road, Okehampton, EX20 1GJ
244 pupils · 116% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 29%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 24 January 2023, published 9 March 2023. 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 | 37% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 34 | 45 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 35 | 52 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 38 | 56 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 35 | 54 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 43 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 40 | 55 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 41 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 24 | 44 | 24 |
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
- Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- South Tawton Primary School 5.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Exbourne Church of England Primary School 6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery 8.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School 9.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Boasley Cross Community Primary School 10 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.