Upottery Primary School
Upottery, Honiton, EX14 9QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Pettifer
- Federation
- Devon Moors Federation
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 113112
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01404861292
About this school
Upottery Primary School is a community primary school in Honiton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Upottery Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 100% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 100% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 100% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 86% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Upottery 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 | 77% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 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 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 86 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Upottery Primary School compares
Upottery Primary School ranked 25th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% 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 | 82% | 4% | 8.1% | 90 | — |
| Churchstanton Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 15.1% | 78 | 3.4 miles |
| Stockland Church of England Primary Academy | 80% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 75 | 3.4 miles |
| Honiton Primary School | 71% | 5.5% | 38.2% | 420 | 4.9 miles |
| Offwell Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 11.7% | 89 | 5.2 miles |
| Hemyock Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 212 | 5.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.14%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 3.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Churchstanton Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Stockland Church of England Primary Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Honiton Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Offwell Church of England Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Hemyock Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Cullompton
Other schools in Honiton
Upottery Primary School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked primary schools in Honiton.
- Awliscombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broadhembury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Feniton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Honiton Primary School Primary
- Littletown Primary Academy Primary
- Offwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stockland Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Honiton Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Upottery Primary School teach?
- Upottery Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Honiton.
- Who is the headteacher of Upottery Primary School?
- The headteacher of Upottery Primary School is Mr Tom Pettifer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Upottery Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Upottery 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 many pupils are at Upottery Primary School?
- Upottery Primary School has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Upottery Primary School full?
- Upottery Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 90 on roll (86%), so it has space against 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 Upottery Primary School a faith school?
- No. Upottery Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Upottery Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Upottery Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Upottery Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Upottery Primary School is part of the Devon Moors Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Upottery Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Upottery Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Upottery Primary School ranked 25th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% 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 Upottery Primary School's absence rate?
- Upottery Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Upottery Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Upottery 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.