Newton St Cyres Primary School
Station Road, Newton St Cyres, Exeter, EX5 5DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr James Durward-Akhurst
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Exe Valley & Moorsway Federation
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 113104
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01392851267
About this school
Newton St Cyres Primary School is a community primary school in Exeter. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 133 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 53% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 33% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 93% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 60% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Newton St Cyres 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 | 65% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 129 |
| 2023/24 | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newton St Cyres Primary School compares
Newton St Cyres Primary School ranked 187th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 133 | — |
| Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School | — | 12.5% | 7% | 47 | 2.8 miles |
| Hayward's Primary School | 69% | 5.1% | 23.1% | 403 | 2.9 miles |
| Exwick Heights Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 21.4% | 496 | 3.3 miles |
| Thorverton Church of England Primary School | 60% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 110 | 3.6 miles |
| Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-School | 58% | 4.3% | 15.8% | 85 | 3.6 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)
- 7.55%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 5.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Hayward's Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Exwick Heights Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Thorverton Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-School3.6 miles
Primary · Exeter
Other schools in Exeter
Newton St Cyres Primary School ranks 41st 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 Newton St Cyres Primary School teach?
- Newton St Cyres Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Exeter.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Newton St Cyres Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Newton St Cyres Primary School is Mr James Durward-Akhurst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newton St Cyres Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newton St Cyres 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 Newton St Cyres Primary School?
- Newton St Cyres Primary School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Newton St Cyres Primary School full?
- Newton St Cyres Primary School has capacity for 110 pupils and 133 on roll (121%), 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 Newton St Cyres Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newton St Cyres Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newton St Cyres Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newton St Cyres Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Newton St Cyres Primary School?
- Newton St Cyres Primary School is part of the Exe Valley & Moorsway Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newton St Cyres Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newton St Cyres Primary School rank locally?
- Newton St Cyres Primary School ranked 187th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newton St Cyres Primary School's absence rate?
- Newton St Cyres Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newton St Cyres Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newton St Cyres 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.