Schools in Crediton
Crediton has 12 schools including 11 primaries and 1 secondary, all within Devon County Council's co-ordinated admissions area. The average fill rate across 12 schools is 71 per cent, and no school is currently oversubscribed — reflecting the lower population density of mid-Devon, where many village primaries serve small, stable rolls.
One school carries a Church of England designation. Five operate as academies. Four of the five recently Ofsted-rated schools are Good or Outstanding. Devon publishes annual catchment boundary maps alongside last-distance-offered data in its composite prospectus; rural school boundaries in this area can span several parishes, so checking the map against your exact postcode is essential.
School demand in Crediton
Across the 12 schools in Crediton with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 71%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.
1 school in Crediton has a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in its admissions policy.
5 of the schools in Crediton are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Devon, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Crediton have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Crediton (11)
Bow Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Crediton · EX17 6HU
Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School
Primary · Community school
Crediton · EX17 4AN
Copplestone Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Crediton · EX17 5NX
Hayward's Primary School
Primary · Community school
Crediton · EX17 3AX
Sandford School
Primary · Community school
Crediton · EX17 4NE
Landscore Primary School
Primary · Community school
Crediton · EX17 3JH
Spreyton School
Primary · Foundation school
Crediton · EX17 5AJ
East Worlington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Crediton · EX17 4TS
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Crediton · EX17 6QE
Yeoford Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Crediton · EX17 5HZ
Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Crediton · EX17 6PJ
Secondary Schools in Crediton (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Crediton are set by Devon and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.