Ottery St Mary Primary School
Longdogs Lane, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Smile Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Gilronan
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 113105
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01404812977
About this school
Ottery St Mary Primary School is a foundation primary school in Ottery St Mary. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 424 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 64 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 52% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 69% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 61% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 63% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Ottery St Mary 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 | 53% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 422 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ottery St Mary Primary School compares
Ottery St Mary Primary School ranked 198th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 4.1% | 14% | 424 | — |
| Tipton St John Church of England Primary School | 50% | 4.3% | 13.3% | 83 | 2.4 miles |
| West Hill Primary School | 91% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 216 | 2.5 miles |
| Feniton Church of England Primary School | 66% | 3.4% | 12.7% | 220 | 2.6 miles |
| Sidbury Church of England Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 20% | 127 | 3.1 miles |
| Newton Poppleford Primary School | 71% | 4.6% | 13.7% | 190 | 3.7 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)
- 13.98%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 7.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tipton St John Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Sidmouth
-
West Hill Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Ottery St Mary
-
Feniton Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Sidbury Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Sidbury
-
Newton Poppleford Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Sidmouth
Other schools in Ottery St Mary
- West Hill Primary School Primary
- The King's School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ottery St Mary Primary School teach?
- Ottery St Mary Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ottery St Mary.
- Who is the headteacher of Ottery St Mary Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ottery St Mary Primary School is Mr Mark Gilronan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ottery St Mary Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ottery St Mary 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 Ottery St Mary Primary School?
- Ottery St Mary Primary School has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ottery St Mary Primary School full?
- Ottery St Mary Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 424 on roll (101%), 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 Ottery St Mary Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ottery St Mary Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ottery St Mary Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ottery St Mary Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ottery St Mary Primary School?
- Ottery St Mary Primary School is part of Smile Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ottery St Mary Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ottery St Mary Primary School rank locally?
- Ottery St Mary Primary School ranked 198th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ottery St Mary Primary School's absence rate?
- Ottery St Mary Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ottery St Mary Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ottery St Mary 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.