Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School
Community school · Crediton · EX17 4AN
Ages 2–11 · 91 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
71%
Overall absence
5.8%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-01-12
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 110.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 111.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 110.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 4.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 72
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
11
Places offered
12
1st-preference offers
11
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 15
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 11
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
91 pupils · 115 places
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- Boys / girls
- 46 / 45
- School capacity
- 115
- Capacity fill
- 91 / 115 (79%)
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- FSM pupils
- 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 2–11
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Federation
- Exe Valley & Moorsway Federation
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Theedom
Location
- Address
- Cheriton Fitzpaine
- Postcode
- EX17 4AN
- Town
- Crediton
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Crediton, Devon, 91 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 12.5%.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Theedom
- Telephone
- 01363866456