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
15.5 pts
below England
School
9.3%
Torridge
24.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
19.5 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Torridge
2.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Torridge
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
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%
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.
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%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.