Schools in Okehampton
Okehampton has 12 schools including 10 primaries and 1 secondary - Okehampton College - with admissions co-ordinated by Devon County Council. Nine of the twelve schools operate as academies, largely reflecting the national academy conversion trend in Devon's rural areas.
The primary schools around Okehampton typically serve clearly defined village catchments, meaning most children attend their nearest school without needing to apply through the oversubscription process. Okehampton College, as the sole secondary, admits all children from its defined catchment area before considering distance for out-of-catchment applicants.
School demand in Okehampton
Across the 12 schools in Okehampton with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 75%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Okehampton have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Okehampton 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.
6 of the schools in Okehampton have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Okehampton: 3 oversubscribed (10)
Hatherleigh Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Okehampton · EX20 3JB
Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Okehampton · EX20 4DP
Boasley Cross Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Okehampton · EX20 4JH
Bridestowe Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Okehampton · EX20 4EL
Lydford Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Okehampton · EX20 4AU
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit
Primary · Academy converter
Okehampton · EX20 1JB
South Tawton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Okehampton · EX20 2LG
Exbourne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Okehampton · EX20 3SQ
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Okehampton · EX20 3PB
St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Free schools
Okehampton · EX20 1GJ
Secondary Schools in Okehampton (1)
Other Schools in Okehampton (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Okehampton 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.