Woodwater Academy
Woodwater Lane, Exeter, EX2 5AW
Headteacher: Mrs Rachel OlivantSchool website ↗Pupils: 344 (capacity: 380)Part of THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2024
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
65%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2024
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 5 March 2024Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
65.0%
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%.
11.0%
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 76%·Writing 65%·Maths 84%→All three 65%
Reading
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Writing
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Maths
0%
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75%
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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?
- 45
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 55
- How many got their first choice?
- 45of 55 (81.8%)
- How many applied in total?
- 71
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
24.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
27.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
14.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
172 girls, 172 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 73% (2023/24), currently 65%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 34.0% | 2.0% | -2.5 | -3.1 | -1.2 |
| 2016/17 | 63.0% | 9.0% | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.7 |
| 2017/18 | 57.0% | 9.0% | -1.4 | +0.9 | -1.4 |
| 2018/19 | 69.0% | 23.0% | +0.2 | -0.4 | +1.4 |
| 2022/23 | 70.0% | 7.0% | +2.3 | +0.8 | +1.6 |
| 2023/24 | 73.0% | 11.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 65.0% | 11.0% | - | - | - |