St Catherine's CofE Primary School

Primary school in Newton Abbot, Devon. Good (Jul 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 9 July 2024, report published 22 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around July 2028

The last inspection was in July 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

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Good (Jul 2024)
1.5 milesChudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School
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School remains Good (Feb 2023)
2.0 milesBovey Tracey Academy
Primary, Newton Abbot, Devon
Requires improvement (Nov 2022)
2.5 milesKingsteignton School
Primary, Newton Abbot, Devon
Some aspects not as strong (Nov 2024)
2.7 milesIlsington Church of England Primary School
Primary, Newton Abbot, Devon
School remains Good (Apr 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.