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School admissions in Exeter

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

53 schools. 9 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-SchoolExeter1.41221121.4 m (≈0.70 mi) 2025
Monkerton Community Primary SchoolExeter1.3760not published
Cockwood Primary SchoolExeter1.27152881.4 m (≈1.79 mi) 2026
Westclyst Community Primary SchoolExeter1.1860not published
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary SchoolExeter1.14901911.5 m (≈1.19 mi) 2026
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary SchoolExeter1.0715not published
St Michael's Church of England Primary AcademyExeter1.07601347 m (≈0.84 mi) 2026
The Duchy School BradninchExeter1.0330not published
Montgomery Primary SchoolExeter1.02602007.1 m (≈1.25 mi) 2026
Bowhill Primary SchoolExeter1.0057not published
Brampford Speke Church of England Primary SchoolExeter1.003not published
Christow Primary SchoolExeter1.00142454.1 m (≈1.52 mi) 2025
Clyst St Mary Primary SchoolExeter1.0025not published
Countess Wear Primary SchoolExeter1.0013not published
Doddiscombsleigh Primary SchoolExeter1.005not published
Dunsford Community AcademyExeter1.0088135.1 m (≈5.05 mi) 2020
Exminster Community PrimaryExeter1.00453451 m (≈2.14 mi) 2021
Exwick Heights Primary SchoolExeter1.00402006.2 m (≈1.25 mi) 2024
Kenn Church of England Primary SchoolExeter1.0013not published
Kenton Primary SchoolExeter1.006not published
Matford Brook AcademyExeter1.0016not published
Newton St Cyres Primary SchoolExeter1.0018not published
Payhembury Church of England Primary SchoolExeter1.0014not published
St David's CofE Primary SchoolExeter1.00111522.3 m (≈0.95 mi) 2022
St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery SchoolExeter1.00601816.7 m (≈1.13 mi) 2026
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & NurseryExeter1.00221253.2 m (≈0.78 mi) 2024
St Thomas Primary SchoolExeter1.0029not published
Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-SchoolExeter1.005not published
Thomas Hall SchoolExeter1.009not published
Thorverton Church of England Primary SchoolExeter1.00162717.9 m (≈1.69 mi) 2024
Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary SchoolExeter1.007not published
Wynstream Primary School AcademyExeter1.0027not published
Broadclyst Community Primary SchoolExeter0.98603854.7 m (≈2.40 mi) 2026
Alphington Primary SchoolExeter0.98495253 m (≈3.26 mi) 2021
Willowbrook SchoolExeter0.9849not published
Woodbury Church of England Primary SchoolExeter0.96274985 m (≈3.10 mi) 2025
The Topsham SchoolExeter0.9626not published
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery SchoolExeter0.96731302.6 m (≈0.81 mi) 2022
Woodwater AcademyExeter0.9540not published
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolExeter0.9557not published
St Gabriel's CofE Primary SchoolExeter0.9416not published
Cranbrook Education CampusExeter0.93612841.4 m (≈1.77 mi) 2024
Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary SchoolExeter0.93155208.8 m (≈3.24 mi) 2026
Newtown Primary SchoolExeter0.9213not published
Ide Primary SchoolExeter0.92123398.2 m (≈2.11 mi) 2025
Tedburn St Mary SchoolExeter0.9212not published
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary SchoolExeter0.9143not published
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolExeter0.8957592.8 m (≈0.37 mi) 2025
Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery SchoolExeter0.8936not published
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & NurseryExeter0.88601271.2 m (≈0.79 mi) 2026
Silverton Church of England Primary SchoolExeter0.7512not published
Whimple Primary SchoolExeter0.6819not published
St Nicholas Catholic Primary SchoolExeter0.6131not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

9 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
St Peter's Church of England Aided SchoolExeter1.422361332.9 m (≈0.83 mi) 2019
St James SchoolExeter0.991911814.2 m (≈1.13 mi) 2026
Thomas Hall SchoolExeter0.973113581.9 m (≈8.44 mi) 2023
West Exe SchoolExeter0.96239not published
Cranbrook Education CampusExeter0.92112not published
Clyst Vale Community CollegeExeter0.921793400.2 m (≈2.11 mi) 2022
Matford Brook AcademyExeter0.8947not published
St Luke's Church of England SchoolExeter0.79186not published
Isca AcademyExeter0.621551546.8 m (≈0.96 mi) 2023

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.