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Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 347 pupils Exeter
Ofsted: Good
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Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School is an academy converter in Exeter for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 347 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023 of its predecessor, Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School. In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Many teachers don't stay: 58% of its teachers had left the school a year later (in 2024/25), against 16% nationally.

Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Royal Crescent
Clyst Heath
Exeter
Devon
EX2 7QT
Phone 01392304040
Reference Number 150888

General Makeup

Number of pupils 347
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.3%
Girls: 48.7%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 15.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 27 21 48
2 22 15 37
3 23 25 48
4 24 24 48
5 24 24 48
6 23 23 46

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.5%
White, Other 8.4%
African 5.5%
Mixed, Other 2.6%
White & Asian 2%
Indian 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School, inspected in July 2023.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Sep 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 56%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 12%

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 104
Maths 101
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 24 2
Third Preference 12 2
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School had 306 pupils for 315 places. 9 places (2.9%) were unfilled.

Reception intake in the “Exeter - east of Exe Primary” planning area

Devon counted 879 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 817 in 2029–30, down 7%.

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 Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 3.0%
Unauthorised absence 1.1%
Severely absent pupils 0.7%

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, 0.0% of pupils at Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.0
Permanent exclusions 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 Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 58.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 14.113.8
Teachers who left state teaching 28.3%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 42.1%–
Sick days per teacher 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, 13.0% of pupils at Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 17 5
Social, emotional and mental health 16 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 6 4
Hearing impairment 3 1
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Moderate learning difficulty 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 Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School received £6,570 and spent £7,824 for each of its 323 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £88,000 (£271 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Cornerstone Academy Trust, income was £7,703 and spending £7,820 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £88,000
per pupil £271
In-year balance -£405,000
per pupil -£1,254

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.

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Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School is part of Cornerstone Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

What is Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023 of its predecessor, Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School.

When was Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School have?

Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School has 347 pupils on roll.

What age range does Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School cover?

Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School?

Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School is at Royal Crescent, Clyst Heath, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7QT.

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