St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
York Road, Exeter, EX4 6PG
201 pupils · 96% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 13.9%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. 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 | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 25% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 22 | 43 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 18 | 50 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 33 | 56 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 22 | 47 | 23 |
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
- Newtown Primary School 0.5 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Ladysmith Junior School 1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- St David's CofE Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School 1.1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Stoke Hill Junior School 1.3 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.