Colyton Primary Academy
The Butts, West Street, Colyton, EX24 6NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Aerfen Mills
- Sponsor
- The First Federation Trust
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 148011
- Local authority
- Devon
- Telephone
- 01297552231
About this school
Colyton Primary Academy is a primary academy in Colyton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 150 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Colyton Primary Academy, 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 | 30 | 26 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 58% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 69% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 58% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 58% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Colyton Primary Academy 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 | 63% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 139 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colyton Primary Academy compares
Colyton Primary Academy ranked 138th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.7% | 22.3% | 150 | — |
| Seaton Primary School | 76% | 5.9% | 12.2% | 377 | 1.9 miles |
| Musbury Primary School | — | 4.2% | 33.3% | 53 | 2.0 miles |
| Shute Community Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 46 | 2.3 miles |
| Beer Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 10.7% | 94 | 3.1 miles |
| Kilmington Primary School | 38% | 5.2% | 15.7% | 72 | 3.1 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)
- 22.3%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.69%
- Persistent absence
- 10.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Seaton Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Seaton
-
Musbury Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Shute Community Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Beer Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Seaton
-
Kilmington Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Axminster
Other schools in Colyton
- Farway Church of England Primary School Primary
- Colyton Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Colyton Primary Academy teach?
- Colyton Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Colyton.
- Who is the headteacher of Colyton Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Colyton Primary Academy is Mrs Aerfen Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Colyton Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colyton Primary Academy, 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 Colyton Primary Academy?
- Colyton Primary Academy has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Colyton Primary Academy full?
- Colyton Primary Academy has capacity for 175 pupils and 150 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 Colyton Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Colyton Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Colyton Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Colyton Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Colyton Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Colyton Primary Academy is part of THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Colyton Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Colyton Primary Academy compare with other schools in Devon?
- Colyton Primary Academy ranked 138th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Colyton Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Colyton Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Colyton Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colyton Primary Academy'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 2 July 2026.