Starcross Primary School
New Road, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IVY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tara Trail
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 147644
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626890454
About this school
Starcross Primary School is a primary academy in Exeter, Devon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 206 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 January 2025, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. 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 | 29 | 21 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 33% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 67% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 52% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 62% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Starcross 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 | 52% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Starcross Primary School compares
Starcross Primary School ranked 55th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5% | 19.8% | 206 | — |
| Cockwood Primary School | 73% | 5% | 19.3% | 86 | 0.7 miles |
| Kenton Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 62 | 1.5 miles |
| Exeter Road Community Primary School | 8% | 7.2% | 42% | 170 | 1.7 miles |
| The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 18.7% | 151 | 1.7 miles |
| Lympstone Church of England Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 160 | 2.0 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)
- 19.77%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 8.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cockwood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Kenton Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Exeter Road Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Exmouth
-
The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Exmouth
-
Lympstone Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Exmouth
Common questions
- What year groups does Starcross Primary School teach?
- Starcross Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Exeter, Devon.
- Who is the headteacher of Starcross Primary School?
- The headteacher of Starcross Primary School is Mrs Tara Trail, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Starcross Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Starcross 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 Starcross Primary School?
- Starcross Primary School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Starcross Primary School full?
- Starcross Primary School has capacity for 234 pupils and 206 on roll (88%), 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 Starcross Primary School a faith school?
- No. Starcross Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Starcross Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Starcross Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Starcross Primary School?
- Starcross Primary School is part of IVY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Starcross Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Starcross Primary School rank locally?
- Starcross Primary School ranked 55th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Starcross Primary School's absence rate?
- Starcross Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Starcross Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Starcross 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 10 July 2026.