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Explore EX5 postcode district

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Sowton within EX5; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
41
Nearby establishment records
81
Primary nearby
24
Secondary nearby
5

All establishment records

1-20 of 81 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    EX5 1BG, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 66% expected standard

  • SchoolsCompany Central Devon Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 4-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2015 · Closed 31 October 2018
    Location
    EX2 7LB, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • The Central Devon Personalised Learning Service

    Pupil referral unit

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 4-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2010 · Closed 28 February 2015
    Location
    EX2 7LB, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 3-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    EX1 3RW, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 0% expected standard · KS4 2024/25: suppressed
  • Stansfield Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 4-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 November 2018
    Location
    EX2 7LB, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Monkerton Community Primary School

    Free schools

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2020
    Location
    EX1 3WS, 1.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: suppressed

  • St Luke's Church of England School

    Voluntary controlled school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 31 January 2020
    Location
    EX1 3RD, 2.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 February 2020
    Location
    EX1 3RD, 2.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 45.3

  • Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2005 · Closed 31 August 2024
    Location
    EX2 7QT, 2.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2024
    Location
    EX2 7QT, 2.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard

  • St Nicholas Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 May 2013
    Location
    EX1 3EG, 2.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 June 2013
    Location
    EX1 3EG, 2.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 32% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    EX2 5AP, 2.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 53.0
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    EX4 8PE, 2.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 22% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2016
    Location
    EX1 3YG, 2.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Standards maintained
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard

  • Walter Daw Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 December 2012
    Location
    EX2 5AW, 2.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 2013
    Location
    EX2 5AW, 2.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 65% expected standard

  • Summerway Middle School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Middle deemed primary, ages 8-12
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2000
    Location
    EX4 8DF, 3.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School

    Foundation school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 28 February 2019
    Location
    EX1 3JP, 3.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Whipton Barton Junior School

    Foundation school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 28 February 2019
    Location
    EX1 3JP, 3.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
41
Records within 1 mile
453
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Sowton

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Sowton.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 202540
August 202556
September 202537
October 202536
November 202523
December 202544
January 202617
February 202649
March 202636
April 202641
May 202633
June 202641
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 202641Violence and sexual offences22
May 202633Violence and sexual offences17
April 202641Violence and sexual offences22
March 202636Violence and sexual offences19
February 202649Violence and sexual offences23
January 202617Violence and sexual offences8
December 202544Violence and sexual offences23
November 202523Violence and sexual offences8
October 202536Violence and sexual offences22
September 202537Violence and sexual offences13
August 202556Violence and sexual offences22
July 202540Violence and sexual offences17

Every published record

1-25 of 453

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Exeter Service Area

    Exeter 011G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Avocet Road

    Exeter 011G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Avocet Road

    Exeter 011G

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Avocet Road

    Exeter 011G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Avocet Road

    Exeter 011G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Avocet Road

    Exeter 011G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Avocet Road

    Exeter 011G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Avocet Road

    Exeter 011G

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Burglary

    June 2026

    On or near Abbey Court

    Exeter 011G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Motorway Service Area

    Exeter 011G

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near College Way

    Exeter 011E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near College Way

    Exeter 011E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near College Way

    Exeter 011E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near College Way

    Exeter 011E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near College Way

    Exeter 011E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near College Way

    Exeter 011E

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Gipsy Hill Lane

    Exeter 003D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Gipsy Hill Lane

    Exeter 003D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Gipsy Hill Lane

    Exeter 003D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Jordan Drive

    Exeter 003D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Gipsy Hill Lane

    Exeter 003D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Tithebarn Way

    Exeter 003D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Anning Road

    East Devon 021F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near St Michael'S Hill

    East Devon 021F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near St Michael'S Close

    East Devon 021F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

Place details

Place type
Village
Postcode district
EX5
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
50.72429, -3.45076
Wider geography
South West

Administrative areas

District
East Devon
E07000040
Non-Metropolitan County
Devon
E10000008

Nearby places and postcodes

Nearby places
Nearby postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Sowton and whose postcode is in EX5. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Clyst St Mary Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

453 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 216 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.