OFSTED
13 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
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
201
201 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
101
50.2% of pupils
Male pupils
100
49.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.9 pts
below England
School
13.9%
Exeter
21.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
25.0 pts
above England
School
45.3%
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
36.3%
73
Indian
11.4%
23
Any other ethnic group
10.4%
21
Unclassified
8.5%
17
Bangladeshi
7.5%
15
African
6.0%
12
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
15.9%
32 of
201 pupils
4.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 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
79.0%
18.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
Exeter
71.2%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Exeter
65.6%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Maths
24.0 pts above England
School
96.0%
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
4.83%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.39 pts
lower than
England
School
4.83%
Exeter
6.42%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.93 pts
lower than
England
School
9.89%
Exeter
16.25%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.55%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
lower than
England
School
0.55%
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
95.7%
7.5 pts
above England
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
95.7%
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.