Marpool Primary School
Primary schoolMarpool Primary School is a primary school in East Devon, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 192 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Inadequate (overall), June 2023, before the school changed, special measures
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 31% of pupils at Marpool Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- Exmouth Community CollegeSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional)850 m
- Bassetts Farm Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- Brixington Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ExmouthPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Littleham Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Inadequate (overall), May 2023, before the school changed, special measures. 8% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in East Devon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).