OFSTED
24 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
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
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Devon
Trust
WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
347
347 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
163
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
184
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.2 pts
above England
School
30.0%
South Hams
16.0%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.3 pts
below England
School
4.0%
South Hams
2.9%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.2 pts
above England
School
3.2%
South Hams
1.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.2%
299
Any other ethnic group
2.9%
10
Any other White background
2.0%
7
Irish
2.0%
7
African
1.4%
5
Unclassified
1.4%
5
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
28.8%
100 of
347 pupils
8.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 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
59.0%
1.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
South Hams
79.2%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
South Hams
74.1%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Maths
6.0 pts above England
School
78.0%
South Hams
76.4%
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
5.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.65 pts
lower than
England
School
5.56%
South Hams
5.37%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.71 pts
lower than
England
School
14.10%
South Hams
12.19%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.71%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.09 pts
lower than
England
School
1.71%
South Hams
1.17%
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
82.6%
5.6 pts
below England
Sherford Vale School & Nursery
82.6%
South Hams
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.