SCHOOL PROFILE

Dunsford Community Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 145347
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 84 Published school capacity
Capacity used 115.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

17 May 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Devon
Trust LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 97 83 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 52 53.6% of pupils
Male pupils 45 46.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

1.0%
23.8 pts below England
School 1.0%
Teignbridge 21.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.0%
19.3 pts below England
School 1.0%
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
93.8%
91
Unclassified
4.1%
4
Any other White background
2.1%
2
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 14.4% 14 of 97 pupils
6.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.4%
Teignbridge 26.0%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.4% 13 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts below
EHC plans 1.0% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 7
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Social, emotional & mental health 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

73.0% 12.6 pts above England
School 73.0%
Teignbridge 62.7%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

91.0%

17.2 pts above England

School 91.0%
Teignbridge 76.8%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

100.0%

29.7 pts above England

School 100.0%
Teignbridge 71.3%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
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

3.03%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.19 pts lower than England
School 3.03%
Teignbridge 5.73%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.26%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.55 pts lower than England
School 5.26%
Teignbridge 12.91%
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%
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

115.5% 27.3 pts above England
Dunsford Community Academy
115.5%
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