School admissions in Okehampton
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 4 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. 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.
Okehampton in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 10 schools in Okehampton first 166 times for 165 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Devon authority's 299 schools. 3 of the 10 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.58 miles (St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School) to 3.26 miles (South Tawton Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
10 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridestowe Primary School | 1.50 | 12 | 4145.8 m (≈2.58 mi) |
| South Tawton Primary School | 1.13 | 30 | 5245.9 m (≈3.26 mi) |
| St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 1.13 | 30 | 932.7 m (≈0.58 mi) |
| Boasley Cross Community Primary School | 1.00 | 8 | not published |
| Hatherleigh Community Primary School | 1.00 | 24 | not published |
| Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 8 | not published |
| Lydford Primary School | 1.00 | 2 | not published |
| Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 6 | not published |
| Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit | 0.72 | 39 | not published |
| Exbourne Church of England Primary School | 0.67 | 6 | not 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.