SCHOOL PROFILE

Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School

Primary Foundation school URN 113253
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 226 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 October 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Devon
Trust Tavistock Co-Operative Learning Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 184 184 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 75 40.8% of pupils
Male pupils 109 59.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.7%
3.1 pts below England
School 21.7%
West Devon 19.4%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
West Devon 3.3%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
West Devon 0.8%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.2%
166
Any other White background
3.8%
7
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
4
White and Black African
1.6%
3
African
1.1%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
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 17.9% 33 of 184 pupils
2.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.9%
West Devon 24.5%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.4% 21 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts below
EHC plans 6.5% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Other difficulty or disability 2
Physical disability 1

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

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
West Devon 56.2%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
West Devon 71.2%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
West Devon 67.6%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

88.0%

16.0 pts above England

School 88.0%
West Devon 68.6%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.10%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.12 pts lower than England
School 4.10%
West Devon 5.32%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.07 pts lower than England
School 8.75%
West Devon 12.29%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
West Devon 0.95%
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

81.4% 6.8 pts below England
Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School
81.4%
West Devon
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