Best Primary Schools in Exeter

We checked all 56 primary schools in Exeter, Devon, and list every one: 47 ranked, then 9 without a rank.

Schools checked: 56
Ranked: 47
Without a rank: 9

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Exeter. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Exeter also has 11 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Devon. Devon also has rankings for Newton Abbot, Barnstaple, Tiverton, Bideford, Totnes and all of Devon.

Ranked primary schools in Exeter

Rank 1
The Duchy School Bradninch
Academy, 207 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
85%
Higher standard
15%
Rank 2
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Academy, 201 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Strong standard
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
25%
Rank 3
Christow Primary School
Academy, 100 pupils, inspected November 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
100%
Higher standard
44%
Rank 4
Tedburn St Mary School
Academy, 86 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
82%
Higher standard
24%
Rank 5
Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School
Academy, 104 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 6
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School
Academy, 615 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
71%
Higher standard
17%
Rank 7
Kenn Church of England Primary School
Academy, 91 pupils, inspected November 2018
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
25%
Rank 8
Payhembury Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 93 pupils, inspected February 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
76%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 9
Broadclyst Community Primary School
Academy, 524 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 10
Woodbury Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 198 pupils, inspected February 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
72%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 11
Exminster Community Primary
Local authority maintained, 388 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
76%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 12
Starcross Primary School
Academy, 206 pupils, inspected February 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
74%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 13
Whipton Barton Junior School
Academy, 212 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
15%
Rank 14
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
Academy, 455 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
67%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 15
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
Academy, 175 pupils, inspected December 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 16
Thorverton Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 110 pupils, inspected December 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 17
Cockwood Primary School
Academy, 86 pupils, inspected November 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 18
Stoke Hill Junior School
Local authority maintained, 349 pupils, inspected June 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
11%
Rank 19
Woodwater Academy
Academy, 329 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
65%
Higher standard
11%
Rank 20
Newtown Primary School
Academy, 128 pupils, inspected September 2021
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Expected standard
81%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 21
Ide Primary School
Academy, 143 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 22
Dunsford Community Academy
Academy, 97 pupils, inspected September 2011
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 23
St David's CofE Primary School
Academy, 91 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
20%
Rank 24
Exwick Heights Primary School
Academy, 496 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 25
Westclyst Community Primary School
Free school, 551 pupils, inspected May 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
53%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 26
The Topsham School
Local authority maintained, 189 pupils, inspected February 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
52%
Higher standard
14%
Rank 27
Alphington Primary School
Academy, 472 pupils, inspected March 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 28
Kenton Primary School
Academy, 62 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
70%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 29
Clyst St Mary Primary School
Local authority maintained, 170 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 30
Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School
Academy, 42 pupils, inspected October 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
67%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 31
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
Academy, 347 pupils, inspected June 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 32
St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School
Academy, 476 pupils, inspected June 2017
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 33
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School
Academy, 464 pupils, inspected March 2022
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 34
Newton St Cyres Primary School
Local authority maintained, 133 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
53%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 35
Bowhill Primary School
Academy, 451 pupils, inspected November 2016
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
1%
Rank 36
Whimple Primary School
Local authority maintained, 125 pupils, inspected November 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
58%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 37
Montgomery Primary School
Local authority maintained, 437 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 38
Wynstream Primary School Academy
Academy, 299 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
57%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 39
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School
Academy, 115 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
64%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 40
Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
Local authority maintained, 85 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
58%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 41
Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
Academy, 155 pupils, inspected July 2017
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
57%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 42
Silverton Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 105 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 43
St Thomas Primary School
Academy, 193 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
43%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 44
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Local authority maintained, 477 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
22%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 45
Countess Wear Primary School
Academy, 171 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Expected standard
31%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 46
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Academy, 269 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Expected standard
32%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 47
Willowbrook School
Academy, 432 pupils, inspected June 2022
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Expected standard
44%
Higher standard
0%

Primary schools in Exeter without a rank

Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 47 pupils, inspected April 2013
Ofsted: Good
Doddiscombsleigh Primary School
Local authority maintained, 38 pupils, inspected September 2013
Ofsted: Good
Exeter Cathedral School
Independent, 152 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Exeter Pre-Prep School
Independent, 71 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School
Academy, 277 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Ladysmith Junior School
Academy, 340 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Monkerton Community Primary School
Free school, 488 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School
Local authority maintained, 284 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School
Academy, 204 pupils, inspected March 2013
Ofsted: Good