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Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 42 pupils Exeter
Ofsted: Good
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Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Exeter for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 42 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023 of its predecessor, Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School. In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. About 64% of its places were empty in 2024/25, far more than at most primary schools, so a place should be easier to come by.

Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Stony Lane
Woodbury Salterton
Exeter
Devon
EX5 1PP
Phone 01395232649
Reference Number 151004

General Makeup

Number of pupils 42
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.76%
Girls: 45.24%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 14

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 4 3 7
2 1 3 4
3 1 2 3
4 3 1 4
5 2 3 5
6 Unknown 1 1

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.5%
White, Other 4.8%
Mixed, Other 4.8%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School, inspected in June 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 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 109
Maths 102
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 0
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School had 38 pupils for 105 places. 67 places (63.8%) were unfilled.

Reception intake in the “Exmouth rural schools Primary” planning area

Devon counted 65 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 52 in 2029–30, down 20%.

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 Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 4.6%
Unauthorised absence 1.4%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%

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, 2.1% of pupils at Woodbury Salterton Church of England 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 6.3
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 Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 56.5% 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 10.77.2
Teachers who left state teaching 26.1%–
Teachers who took any sick leave ––
Sick days per teacher ––

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, 23.8% of pupils at Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 3 2
Speech, language and communication needs 3 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 0
Moderate learning difficulty 0 1
Physical disability 1 0
Specific 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 Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School received £11,633 and spent £10,321 for each of its 45 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £19,000 (£425 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of Link Academy Trust, income was £9,193 and spending £9,372 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £19,000
per pupil £425
In-year balance £58,000
per pupil £1,311

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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4.25 miles
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4.34 miles
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Woodwater Academy
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4.4 miles
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4.43 miles
Exeter Pre-Prep School
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4.43 miles
Name Distance
Mill Water School
Bicton, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7BJ
3.69 miles
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Quarry Lane, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AP
4.25 miles
Ellen Tinkham School
Hollow Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3RW
4.31 miles
Cranbrook Education Campus
Tillhouse Road, Cranbrook, Cranbrook Education Campus, Exeter, Devon, EX5 7EE
4.36 miles
Exmouth Community College
Gipsy Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 3AF
4.47 miles
Southbrook School
Bishop Westall Road, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 6JB
4.56 miles
St Luke's Church of England School
Harts Lane, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3RD
4.6 miles

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What is Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023 of its predecessor, Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School.

When was Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School have?

Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School has 42 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School cover?

Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School?

Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School is at Stony Lane, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, Devon, EX5 1PP.

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