SCHOOL PROFILE

Decoy Primary School

Primary Community school URN 113209
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 105.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 January 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Devon
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 443 410 full-time · 33 part-time
Female pupils 207 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 236 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.9%
0.9 pts below England
School 23.9%
Teignbridge 21.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.4%
18.9 pts below England
School 1.4%
Teignbridge 3.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Teignbridge 1.2%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.8%
411
Any other White background
2.0%
9
Unclassified
1.6%
7
White and Asian
1.1%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
5
Any other Mixed background
0.2%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.6% 100 of 443 pupils
1.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
Teignbridge 26.0%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.4% 77 pupils
England 14.8% 2.6 pts above
EHC plans 5.2% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 60
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Hearing impairment 7
Physical disability 6
Moderate learning difficulty 4

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

48.0% 12.4 pts below England
School 48.0%
Teignbridge 62.7%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
Teignbridge 76.8%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Teignbridge 71.3%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

57.0%

15.0 pts below England

School 57.0%
Teignbridge 74.9%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.26%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.96 pts lower than England
School 5.26%
Teignbridge 5.73%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.73 pts lower than England
School 10.09%
Teignbridge 12.91%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.89%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.91 pts lower than England
School 0.89%
Teignbridge 1.81%
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

105.5% 17.3 pts above England
Decoy Primary School
105.5%
Teignbridge
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information