Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Okehampton · EX20 1JB · Devon
Ages 2–11
- KS247%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM30.1%
- Demand0.92
0.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 145912
St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Free schools · Okehampton · EX20 1GJ
Ages 2–11 · 244 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
Good
Overall absence
5.6%
Admissions demand
1.27 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-01-24
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- 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)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.5%
Unauthorised1.5%
- Authorised absence
- 4.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 160
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
1.27 · Competitive
1st preferences
38
Places offered
30
1st-preference offers
30
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 56
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 30
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
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 fill116%
244 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- Boys / girls
- 114 / 130
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 244 / 210 (116%)
- Free school meals
- 29%
- FSM pupils
- 62
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Governance
- Academy trust: DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Maria Hazlewood
Location
- Address
- Fort Road, Off Crediton Road
- Postcode
- EX20 1GJ
- Town
- Okehampton
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- 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 free schools (primary), Ages 2–11, in Okehampton, Devon, 244 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 29%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Exeter.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Promise School
Ofsted: Not judgedFree schools special
Okehampton · EX20 1PU · Devon
Ages 4–16
- Absence35.6%
- FSM72.2%
0.7 miles away
Okehampton College
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Okehampton · EX20 1PW · Devon
Ages 11–18
- Att843.6
- P8-0.2
- EM5+46%
- Absence11.9%
0.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Maria Hazlewood
- Telephone
- 0183752341