School admissions in Tiverton
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
16 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolham Community Primary School | 1.40 | 15 | 3621 m (≈2.25 mi) |
| Burlescombe Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 4 | not published |
| Castle Primary School | 1.00 | 41 | not published |
| East Anstey Primary School | 1.00 | 5 | not published |
| Halberton Primary School | 1.00 | 13 | not published |
| Heathcoat Primary School | 1.00 | 23 | not published |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 28 | not published |
| Two Moors Primary School | 1.00 | 31 | not published |
| Wilcombe Primary School | 1.00 | 10 | not published |
| Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School | 0.95 | 20 | not published |
| Rackenford Church of England Primary School | 0.91 | 11 | not published |
| Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy | 0.90 | 10 | not published |
| Tidcombe Primary School | 0.89 | 18 | not published |
| Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School | 0.75 | 8 | 3242.8 m (≈2.01 mi) |
| Uplowman Church of England Primary School | 0.75 | 4 | 7365.1 m (≈4.58 mi) |
| Bampton Church of England Primary School | 0.71 | 7 | 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.