Starcross Primary School
Starcross Primary School is an academy converter in Teignbridge for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 206 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Starcross Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2017 of its predecessor, Starcross Primary School. In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Many teachers don't stay: 48% of its teachers had left the school a year later (in 2024/25), against 16% nationally.
Ofsted inspection: March 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 2-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | New Road Exeter Devon Devon EX6 8QD |
| Phone | 01626890454 |
| Reference Number | 147644 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 206 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 46.6%
Girls: 53.4% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 23.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 1.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 22.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 92.7% |
| White, Other | 1.9% |
| Unclassified | 1.9% |
| African | 1.5% |
| Indian | 0.5% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Starcross Primary School, inspected in April 2017.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 28 Jan 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2025 | School inspection |
| 06 Dec 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 25 Apr 2017 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Starcross Primary School | |
| 12 Feb 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Oct 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 03 Nov 2003 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 74% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 13% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -2.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
Sample
UnlockAverage Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
Sample
UnlockProgress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
Sample
UnlockUnlock Premium
See how Starcross Primary School ranks locally and nationally. Percentile rankings against every other school, historic result charts, admissions data and post-GCSE destinations are all included.
£9.99 one-off payment. Lifetime access, no subscription.
Unlock for £9.99Reception admissions, 2026 entry
Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment
| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
| First Preference | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Second Preference | 9 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 3 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
Sample
UnlockPlaces and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Starcross Primary School had 175 pupils for 199 places. 24 places (12.1%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Dawlish rural Primary” planning area
Devon counted 82 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 69 in 2029–30, down 16%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 199 |
| Pupils | 186 | 190 | 180 | 176 | 175 |
| Unfilled | 6.5% | 4.5% | 9.5% | 11.6% | 12.1% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Starcross Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.7% | 6.8% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 4.6% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 3.8% of pupils at Starcross Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 9.4 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Starcross Primary School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 47.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 6.5% | 11.0% | 7.9% | 19.4% | 20.8% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 76.9% | 58.8% | 60.0% | 46.2% | 73.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.5 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 22.3% of pupils at Starcross Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 20 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 11 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 10 | 2 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 1 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Starcross Primary School received £5,934 and spent £6,980 for each of its 214 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £31,000 (£146 per pupil).
Across all 8 schools of Ivy Education Trust, income was £8,017 and spending £8,030 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £22,000 | -£145,000 | £31,000 |
| per pupil | £119 | -£784 | £146 |
| In-year balance | £96,000 | -£126,000 | -£224,000 |
| per pupil | £518 | -£681 | -£1,046 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
|
Cockwood Primary School
Cofton Hill, Cockwood, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8RB |
0.66 miles |
|
Kenton Primary School
The Playing Field, East Town Lane, Kenton, Exeter, EX6 8JT |
1.52 miles |
|
Exeter Road Community Primary School
Exeter Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1PU |
1.7 miles |
|
The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School
1 Beacon Place, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2SR |
1.71 miles |
|
Lympstone Church of England Primary School
School Hill, Lympstone, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5JY |
1.95 miles |
|
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth
Regents Gate, St Josephs Rc Primary School, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1TA |
2.04 miles |
|
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School
Withycombe Village Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 3BA |
2.26 miles |
|
St Peter's Preparatory School
|
2.44 miles |
|
Marpool Primary School
Moorfield Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 3QW |
2.45 miles |
|
Brixington Primary Academy
Brixington Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 4JQ |
2.6 miles |
|
Gatehouse Primary Academy
Secmaton Lane, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0LW |
2.61 miles |
|
Bassetts Farm Primary School
St John's Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 4GB |
2.89 miles |
|
Littleham Church of England Primary School
Littledown Close, Littleham, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2QY |
3.22 miles |
|
Westcliff Primary Academy
First Avenue, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9RA |
3.44 miles |
|
Woodbury Church of England Primary School
Castle Lane, Woodbury, Exeter, Devon, EX5 1EA |
4.19 miles |
|
The Topsham School
Orchard Way, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0DN |
4.24 miles |
|
Exminster Community Primary
Main Road, Exminster, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8AJ |
4.27 miles |
|
Exeter Pre-Prep School
The Avenue, Exminster, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8AT |
4.27 miles |
|
Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School
Clyst St George, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0RE |
4.49 miles |
|
Kenn Church of England Primary School
Kennford, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7TX |
4.64 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Exmouth Community College
Gipsy Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 3AF |
1.92 miles |
|
Royal Deaf Education Trust
1 Douglas Avenue, Exmouth, EX8 2AU |
2.04 miles |
|
Chances Educational Support Services
Red Rock, Sandy Lane, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0AF |
2.71 miles |
|
Dawlish College
Elm Grove Road, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0BY |
2.88 miles |
|
Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas
Oak Park Road, Dawlish, EX7 0DE |
2.89 miles |
|
Orchard Manor School
John Nash Drive, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9SF |
3.71 miles |
All schools in Teignbridge · Devon local authority: places and applications
Starcross Primary School is part of Ivy Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:
- Cockwood Primary School Exeter
- Kenton Primary School Exeter
- Dawlish College Dawlish
- Kenn Church of England Primary School Exeter
- Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road Teignmouth
- Teignmouth Primary School Teignmouth
- Newton Abbot College Newton Abbot
What is Starcross Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Starcross Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2017 of its predecessor, Starcross Primary School.
When was Starcross Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Starcross Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.
How many pupils does Starcross Primary School have?
Starcross Primary School has 206 pupils on roll.
What age range does Starcross Primary School cover?
Starcross Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.
What are Starcross Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Starcross Primary School?
Starcross Primary School is at New Road, Exeter, Devon, Devon, EX6 8QD.
Please either zoom in or adjust the filters to reduce the number of schools.