OFSTED
5 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
2 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Devon
Trust
Atlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
49
42 full-time ·
7 part-time
Female pupils
28
57.1% of pupils
Male pupils
21
42.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.8 pts
above England
School
28.6%
Torridge
24.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.3 pts
below England
School
2.0%
Torridge
2.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Torridge
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
95.9%
47
African
2.0%
1
Any other White background
2.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.3%
8 of
49 pupils
4.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
33.0%
27.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Reading
23.8 pts below England
School
50.0%
Torridge
70.6%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Writing
20.3 pts below England
School
50.0%
Torridge
65.0%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Maths
22.0 pts below England
School
50.0%
Torridge
70.6%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.66%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.56 pts
lower than
England
School
4.66%
Torridge
6.73%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.93 pts
lower than
England
School
8.89%
Torridge
14.71%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Torridge
2.84%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.0%
11.8 pts
above England
Buckland Brewer Primary School
100.0%
Torridge
82.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.