Seaton Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Seaton · EX12 2HF · Devon
Ages 4–11
- KS266%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM12.2%
- Demand1.00
1.9 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 148011
Colyton Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Colyton · EX24 6NU
Ages 4–11 · 150 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
58%
Overall absence
7.0%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-10-08
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 100.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.8%
Unauthorised1.2%
- Authorised absence
- 5.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 135
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
22
Places offered
22
1st-preference offers
22
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 42
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 22
- 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).
Capacity fill86%
150 pupils · 175 places
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- Boys / girls
- 81 / 69
- School capacity
- 175
- Capacity fill
- 150 / 175 (86%)
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
- FSM pupils
- 34
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- The First Federation Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Aerfen Mills
Location
- Address
- The Butts, West Street
- Postcode
- EX24 6NU
- Town
- Colyton
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from 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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Colyton, Devon, 150 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 22.7%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Musbury Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Axminster · EX13 8BB · Devon
Ages 2–11
- KS250%
- Absence7.4%
- FSM33.3%
- Demand1.00
2.0 miles away
Shute Community Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Axminster · EX13 7QR · Devon
Ages 4–11
- KS230%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM10.9%
- Demand1.00
2.3 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Aerfen Mills
- Telephone
- 01297552231