Wynstream Primary School Academy
Burnthouse Lane, Exeter, EX2 6AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
- Executive Head
- Ms Elise Redman
- Sponsor
- Education South West
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 299
- URN
- 149629
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01392284990
About this school
Wynstream Primary School Academy is a primary academy in Exeter. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 299 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 41% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Wynstream Primary School 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 | — | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wynstream Primary School Academy compares
Wynstream Primary School Academy ranked 164th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.1% | 55.4% | 299 | — |
| Woodwater Academy | 65% | 5.7% | 24.3% | 329 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | 67% | 4.2% | 7.6% | 455 | 0.8 miles |
| St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School | 71% | 3.9% | 10.6% | 615 | 0.8 miles |
| Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 15.3% | 277 | 1.1 miles |
| Ladysmith Junior School | — | 4.6% | 17.9% | 340 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.38%
- English as an additional language
- 21.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodwater Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Ladysmith Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Exeter
Other schools in Exeter
Wynstream Primary School Academy ranks 35th 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 Wynstream Primary School Academy teach?
- Wynstream Primary School Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Exeter.
- Who is the executive head of Wynstream Primary School Academy?
- The executive head of Wynstream Primary School Academy is Ms Elise Redman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wynstream Primary School Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wynstream Primary School 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 big is Wynstream Primary School Academy?
- Wynstream Primary School Academy has 299 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wynstream Primary School Academy full?
- Wynstream Primary School Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 299 on roll (71%), 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 Wynstream Primary School Academy a faith school?
- No. Wynstream Primary School Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Wynstream Primary School Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wynstream Primary School Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wynstream Primary School Academy?
- Wynstream Primary School Academy is part of EDUCATION SOUTH WEST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wynstream Primary School Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2023/24 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wynstream Primary School Academy rank locally?
- Wynstream Primary School Academy ranked 164th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wynstream Primary School Academy's absence rate?
- Wynstream Primary School Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wynstream Primary School Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wynstream Primary School 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 10 July 2026.