Marpool Primary School
Academy sponsor ledPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Moorfield Road, Exmouth, EX8 3QW
Headteacher · Mr Jonathan Bishop
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Key facts
Pupils192Capacity 420
OfstedInadequateInspected 27 June 2023
TrustCornerstone Academy Trust
Free school meals35.5%
SEN provisionResourced provision
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded inspection on 27 June 2023 (as Marpool Primary School).
- Quality of educationInadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementInadequate
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
The school was placed in the category: Special measures.
Read the full Ofsted reportsOfsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Devon council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in DevonApplications for September 2026
All 12 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered12
Applications23
First choice12
First-choice offers12
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School0.2 mi
- Bassetts Farm Primary School0.5 mi
- Brixington Primary Academy0.7 mi
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth0.7 mi
- Littleham Church of England Primary School0.9 mi