SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodwater Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139019
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 380 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Devon
Trust THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 329 303 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 162 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 167 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.4%
1.6 pts above England
School 26.4%
Exeter 21.6%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.2%
4.9 pts above England
School 25.2%
Exeter 14.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Exeter 1.1%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.1%
224
Indian
9.1%
30
Any other White background
8.2%
27
Any other ethnic group
5.2%
17
African
2.1%
7
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.8% 98 of 329 pupils
9.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.8%
Exeter 23.5%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.8% 75 pupils
England 14.8% 8.0 pts above
EHC plans 7.0% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 1.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 37
Moderate learning difficulty 29
Specific learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Social, emotional & mental health 5
No specialist assessment yet 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

65.0% 4.6 pts above England
School 65.0%
Exeter 54.4%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Exeter 71.2%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Exeter 65.6%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
Exeter 66.5%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.74%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.47 pts lower than England
School 5.74%
Exeter 6.42%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.15%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.66 pts lower than England
School 15.15%
Exeter 16.25%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.76%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.05 pts lower than England
School 0.76%
Exeter 2.38%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.6% 1.6 pts below England
Woodwater Academy
86.6%
Exeter
82.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information