Ottery St Mary Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Primary
Ottery St Mary · EX11 1HY · Devon
Ages 4–11
- KS252%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM13.0%
- Demand1.00
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 136673
The King's School
Academy converter · Ottery St Mary · EX11 1RA
Ages 11–18 · 1,097 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
53.1
Overall absence
7.8%
Admissions demand
1.22 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-01-14
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.34
−20+2
Attainment 853.1
English & maths grade 5+56%
English & maths grade 4+76%
EBacc entry27%
EBacc APS: 4.6
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
- Authorised absence
- 6.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 923
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary 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
1.22 · Competitive
1st preferences
193
Places offered
158
1st-preference offers
154
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 392
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 158
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- 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 fill95%
1,097 pupils · 1,150 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,097
- Boys / girls
- 561 / 536
- School capacity
- 1,150
- Capacity fill
- 1,097 / 1,150 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- FSM pupils
- 143
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE KING'S SCHOOL OTTERY ST MARY
- Academy trust
- THE KING'S SCHOOL OTTERY ST MARY
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Gammon
Location
- Address
- Cadhay Lane
- Postcode
- EX11 1RA
- Town
- Ottery St Mary
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Urban/rural
- Larger 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 academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Ottery St Mary, Devon, 1,097 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 15.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
West Hill Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardFoundation school · Primary
Ottery St Mary · EX11 1UQ · Devon
Ages 4–11
- KS290%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM3.2%
- Demand1.00
1.6 miles away
Tipton St John Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Sidmouth · EX10 0AG · Devon
Ages 4–11
- KS256%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM14.5%
- Demand1.00
2.2 miles away
Feniton Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Honiton · EX14 3EA · Devon
Ages 4–11
- KS253%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM14.1%
- Demand1.07
2.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Gammon
- Telephone
- 01404812982