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Black Torrington Church of England Primary School

PrimaryAges 4–11AcademyChurch of England

near Shebbear, EX21 5PU · Devon local authority

Shebbear’s Schools page →

Getting in
1/1
first choices offered a place, 2026 (England: 93%)
How full
3 pupils
6% of its 53 places
Free school meals
33%
33 in 100 pupils eligible · outlined square = England’s schools (25)
The gist

What stands out about Black Torrington Church of England Primary School

  • No letter for this school: the reason is below.
  • Room to spare: 3 pupils for 53 places
  • Ofsted: Requires improvement, November 2023 (shown, not graded)
  • Outside any built-up area: listed with Shebbear, the nearest town
  • Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026 (1 of 1)
  • Homes in its postcode sector (EX21 5) sold for a median £312,500; Shebbear’s is £325,000
Getting in

How hard is it to get a place at Black Torrington Church of England Primary School?

Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026.

1
families put it first for September 2026
1
places offered
100%
of first choices offered a place (England’s primaries: 93%)
First choices and places, by year of entry
20192020202120222023202420252026
Families who put it firstPlaces offered

In every year shown, every family who put it first was offered a place. The council runs the coordinated admissions; each school’s rules (siblings, distance, faith) decide who gets in. DfE doesn’t publish the furthest distance offered, so check the council’s admissions booklet for that. Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust sets the admissions rules. Apply through Devon council’s coordinated admissions.

Demand for primary schools nearby, September 2026

Outline = places offered · green = families who put it first · striped = more first choices than places

1.10 per place
91% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
Black Torrington CofE Primary
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice

Who goes here

DfE school census, January 2025

7 pupils. SEN support is extra help in school for a special educational need; an EHC plan is the council’s legal plan for pupils who need more.

SEN support
28.6%England 15.3%
EHC plan
0%England 3.6%
English as an additional language
0%England 18.8%
Free school meals in the last 6 years
14.3%England 26.2%

Girls and boys

Girls 29%Boys 71%
Its letter

No letter for Black Torrington Church of England Primary School

No published results for this school: a new school, or a cohort small enough for DfE to suppress. No results, no letter.

Letters go to England’s open mainstream state schools with published Key Stage 2 or GCSE results (grammar schools included), each against the schools of its own phase.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspections

Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.

Graded inspection: Requires improvement, November 2023.

The full reports on Ofsted ↗

Living nearby

Living near Black Torrington Church of England Primary School

For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.

Home prices in EX21 5, the school’s postcode sector

Shebbear property prices →
£312,500
median sale, 178 sales in 36 months · Shebbear £325,000

Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025

£150K£200K£250K£300K£350K£400K£450K2010201520202025EX21 5
EX21 5Shebbear

By type, the 36 months to August 2026

Detached
£393K
Semi-detached
£238K
Terraced
£190K
EX21 5Shebbear

Homes in EX21 5 sell for a little under Shebbear’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.

near Shebbear, EX21 5PU

Nearby

Primary schools near Black Torrington Church of England Primary School

The nearest state schools of the same phase, as the crow flies. Catchments and admissions rules decide which one a child gets.

Black Torrington Church of England Primary School: common questions

How hard is it to get into Black Torrington Church of England Primary School?

For September 2026, 1 families put Black Torrington Church of England Primary School first and all of them were offered a place; 1 places were offered in all.

What is Black Torrington Church of England Primary School’s Ofsted rating?

Its latest inspection outcome is Requires improvement (November 2023).

How much do houses cost near Black Torrington Church of England Primary School?

Homes in its postcode sector, EX21 5, sold for a median £312,500 over the 36 months to August 2026 (178 sales).

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.

A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Shebbear’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.