OFSTED
14 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Devon
Trust
ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
615
615 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
298
48.5% of pupils
Male pupils
317
51.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.3 pts
below England
School
11.5%
Exeter
21.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.5 pts
above England
School
20.8%
Exeter
14.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
62.8%
386
Any other White background
8.9%
55
Any other ethnic group
6.5%
40
White and Asian
4.1%
25
Indian
3.9%
24
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.9%
73 of
615 pupils
9.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Exeter
71.2%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Writing
16.7 pts above England
School
87.0%
Exeter
65.6%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.37 pts
lower than
England
School
3.85%
Exeter
6.42%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.41%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.41 pts
lower than
England
School
7.41%
Exeter
16.25%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
lower than
England
School
0.56%
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
97.6%
9.4 pts
above England
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School
97.6%
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.