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Wynstream Primary School Academy

Primary · Exeter · EX2 6AY

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 3 March 2026 · report published 8 May 2026

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At a glance

299 pupils · 71% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
59.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
21.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.wynstreamprimary.org.uk
URN
149629

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 27 families named it first for 27 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 7 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2020 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its report-card inspection on 3 March 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

27 places offered · 27 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

63 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
57%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school57%
Median of its 12 closest peers61%
Devon average60%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Delce AcademyRochester · 180 miles awayGood60%
Gorsefield Primary SchoolManchester · 203 miles awayGood88%
Beaufort Primary SchoolDerby · 177 miles awayRequires improvement47%
Park View Primary SchoolBasingstoke · 110 miles awayExpected standard62%
Christ Church Church of England Junior School, RamsgateRamsgate · 218 miles awayNeeds attention58%
Kanes Hill Primary SchoolSouthampton · 96 miles awayGood67%
Linden Road AcademyTameside · 199 miles awayGood72%
Shaftesbury Park Primary SchoolLondon · 154 miles awayGood66%
Horn Park Primary SchoolLondon · 161 miles awayGood80%
Leesons Primary SchoolOrpington · 164 miles awayRequires improvement33%
Shelton Junior SchoolDerby · 174 miles awayNeeds attention45%
Dunston Primary and Nursery AcademyChesterfield · 196 miles awayRequires improvement31%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 75% (Devon 87%, England 60%) · Black African 5% (Devon 1%, England 5%) · Any other White background 5% (Devon 4%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Devon 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Devon 1%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Devon 0%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Devon 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Devon 0%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Devon 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.38 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Devon: 3.30 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

0% of teachers took sickness absence, 0 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,444; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,495
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 11% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £229,000; in-year balance +£467,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work31.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways22.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier49.8%62.3%
Social housing34.6%17.1%
Privately rented15.5%20.5%
Detached houses13.4%22.9%
Flats21.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van24.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01020010 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£283,000343 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£225,000–£415,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (30)£497,500
Semi-detached (157)£295,000
Terraced (81)£278,000
Flat (75)£175,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
16an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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