Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School
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Academy converter in Exeter, EX3 0RE, taking ages 2 to 11, 104 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2026/27 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School lived 3.2366063106615135 miles away, according to Devon. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 3.2366063106615135 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Church of England |
| How full | 104 pupils in 105 places (99% full) |
| Trust | THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Devon |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Meeting the expected standard | 75.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 75.0% |
| 2023/24 | 75.0% |
| 2022/23 | 64.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School
| Girls and boys | 44.2% girls, 55.8% boys |
| English as an additional language | 2.9% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 14.4% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school →
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 3.2366063106615135 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is EX3 at £448,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX3 | Exeter | 0.9 mi | £448,000 104 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around EX3: ages, selection, and how full each one is →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School?
Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 3.2366063106615135 miles away, per Devon.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 3.2366063106615135 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 99% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Devon school's distance
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How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
Admission distance published by Devon. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monkerton Community Primary School | Primary | 0.45 mi 2026/27 | 3.3 mi |
| St Luke's Church of England School | Secondary | 7.53 mi 2024/25 | 3.3 mi |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 1.49 mi 2026/27 | 3.6 mi |