Montgomery Primary School
Redvers Road, Exeter, EX4 1BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Katrina Way
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 437
- URN
- 113082
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01392285240
About this school
Montgomery Primary School is a foundation primary school in Exeter. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 437 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 56 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 54% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 79% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 71% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 63% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Montgomery Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 399 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Montgomery Primary School compares
Montgomery Primary School ranked 175th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6% | 31.8% | 437 | — |
| Bowhill Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 15.5% | 451 | 0.3 miles |
| St Thomas Primary School | 43% | 4.4% | 23.8% | 193 | 0.3 miles |
| St Gabriel's CofE Primary School | 75% | 7.2% | 53.7% | 175 | 0.3 miles |
| St David's CofE Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 21.9% | 91 | 0.5 miles |
| Exwick Heights Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 21.4% | 496 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.81%
- English as an additional language
- 26.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 16.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bowhill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Exeter
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St Thomas Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Exeter
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St Gabriel's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
St David's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Exwick Heights Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Exeter
Other schools in Exeter
Montgomery Primary School ranks 38th of the 48 ranked primary schools in Exeter.
- Alphington Primary School Primary
- Bowhill Primary School Primary
- Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broadclyst Community Primary School Primary
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School Primary
- Christow Primary School Primary
- Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School Primary
- Clyst St Mary Primary School Primary
- Cockwood Primary School Primary
- Countess Wear Primary School Primary
- Doddiscombsleigh Primary School Primary
- Dunsford Community Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Montgomery Primary School teach?
- Montgomery Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Exeter.
- Who is the headteacher of Montgomery Primary School?
- The headteacher of Montgomery Primary School is Miss Katrina Way, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Montgomery Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Montgomery Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Montgomery Primary School?
- Montgomery Primary School has 437 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Montgomery Primary School full?
- Montgomery Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 437 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Montgomery Primary School a faith school?
- No. Montgomery Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Montgomery Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Montgomery Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Montgomery Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Montgomery Primary School rank locally?
- Montgomery Primary School ranked 175th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Montgomery Primary School's absence rate?
- Montgomery Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Montgomery Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Montgomery Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.