OFSTED
5 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Devon
Trust
THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
329
303 full-time ·
26 part-time
Female pupils
162
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
167
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.6 pts
above England
School
26.4%
Exeter
21.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.9 pts
above England
School
25.2%
Exeter
14.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Exeter
1.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.1%
224
Indian
9.1%
30
Any other White background
8.2%
27
Any other ethnic group
5.2%
17
African
2.1%
7
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
7
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
29.8%
98 of
329 pupils
9.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
above
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
65.0%
4.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Exeter
71.2%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Writing
5.3 pts below England
School
65.0%
Exeter
65.6%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Maths
12.0 pts above England
School
84.0%
Exeter
66.5%
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
5.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.47 pts
lower than
England
School
5.74%
Exeter
6.42%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.66 pts
lower than
England
School
15.15%
Exeter
16.25%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.76%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.05 pts
lower than
England
School
0.76%
Exeter
2.38%
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
86.6%
1.6 pts
below England
Woodwater Academy
86.6%
Exeter
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.