Newtown Primary School
Clifton Road, Exeter, EX1 2BP
128 pupils · 61% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2021) — 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 14 September 2021, published 13 October 2021. 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 | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“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 — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 12 | 40 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 23 | 49 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 16 | 47 | 18 |
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
- St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery 0.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Ladysmith Junior School 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.