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Schools near EX9

Budleigh Salterton, Devon · ranked for your family, with the reasons

3 state primary schools within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of EX9, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

iWhere the middle is

How it is worked outThe middle of EX9 is the average position of the 4 schools and nurseries we hold in it.

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  • Distances are as the crow flies.
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State primary schools near EX9

3 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of EX9, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Drake's Church of England Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Budleigh Salterton · 0.59 miles

    80of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) (2023) · 0.59 miles

    How it scored 80
    • Resultsmatters11.7 of 20 points

      Top 42% of 14,817 state schools in England: 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in May 2023: School remains Good (Improving). Ofsted

    • Distancematters14.1 of 20 points

      0.59 miles from the middle of EX9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little9.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 3.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.8% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.7 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 16.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Budleigh Salterton · 0.88 miles

    63of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2022) · results: top 42% in England

    How it scored 63
    • Resultsmatters11.7 of 20 points

      Top 42% of 14,817 state schools in England: 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in September 2022: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters11.2 of 20 points

      0.88 miles from the middle of EX9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.7 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 4.5% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 2.2 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little2.3 of 10 points

      Classes average 29.2 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. Otterton Church of England Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Budleigh Salterton · 1.2 miles

    61of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2023) · classes of 20 on average

    How it scored 61
    • Resultsmatters0.4 of 20 points

      Better than 2% of 160 state schools in England: 0% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in June 2023: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters7.8 of 20 points

      1.2 miles from the middle of EX9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little7.8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.0% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.3% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.3 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 20.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near EX9

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of EX9, ranked by what matters to you. 1 more was left out by your filters.

  1. Exmouth Community College

    State secondary · Exmouth · 4.0 miles

    44of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · classes of 22 on average · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024)

    How it scored 44
    • Resultsmatters4.2 of 20 points

      Better than 21% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.39 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, February 2024: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters4 of 20 points

      4.0 miles from the middle of EX9, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 10.7% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 24.7 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little8.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 21.8 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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