Ottery St Mary Primary School

DevonFoundation school

Longdogs Lane, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1HY

Headteacher: Mr Mark GilronanSchool website ↗Pupils: 422 (capacity: 420)Part of Smile Learning Trust
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
51%
Reading, Writing & Maths
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
51.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 80%·Writing 57%·Maths 72%All three 51%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected57%
Exceeding9%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected72%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
64
How many got their first choice?
60of 64 (93.8%)
How many applied in total?
86

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
6.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
26.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
211 girls, 211 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 73% (2018/19), currently 51%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1653.0%5.0%-0.1-5.6-2.1
2016/1766.0%10.0%+0.8+1.3+0.4
2017/1868.0%10.0%-1.0-1.4-2.4
2018/1973.0%16.0%+1.8+0.1-0.3
2022/2353.0%5.0%+0.6-1.7-2.2
2023/2452.0%5.0%---
2024/2551.0%9.0%---
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