SCHOOL PROFILE

Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School

Primary Academy converter URN 149090
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 112.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 January 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Devon
Trust TEAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 118 87 full-time · 31 part-time
Female pupils 64 54.2% of pupils
Male pupils 54 45.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.3%
15.5 pts below England
School 9.3%
Torridge 24.1%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.8%
19.5 pts below England
School 0.8%
Torridge 2.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Torridge 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
97.5%
115
White and Black African
1.7%
2
Any other White background
0.8%
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 11.9% 14 of 118 pupils
9.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.9%
Torridge 24.4%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.8% 8 pupils
England 14.8% 8.0 pts below
EHC plans 5.1% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 1.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Speech, language & communication 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Moderate learning difficulty 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

35.0% 25.4 pts below England
School 35.0%
Torridge 55.9%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

47.0%

26.8 pts below England

School 47.0%
Torridge 70.6%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Torridge 65.0%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

47.0%

25.0 pts below England

School 47.0%
Torridge 70.6%
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

4.44%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.78 pts lower than England
School 4.44%
Torridge 6.73%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.10%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.72 pts lower than England
School 6.10%
Torridge 14.71%
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%
Torridge 2.84%
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

112.4% 24.2 pts above England
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School
112.4%
Torridge
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