OFSTED
25 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
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
110
101 full-time ·
9 part-time
Female pupils
58
52.7% of pupils
Male pupils
52
47.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.8 pts
below England
School
20.0%
Torridge
24.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.8 pts
below England
School
4.5%
Torridge
2.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
89.1%
98
Any other White background
2.7%
3
African
1.8%
2
Any other Asian background
0.9%
1
Any other Black background
0.9%
1
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
1
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
26.4%
29 of
110 pupils
5.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.9 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.30%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.92 pts
lower than
England
School
5.30%
Torridge
6.73%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.12 pts
lower than
England
School
13.70%
Torridge
14.71%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.43 pts
lower than
England
School
1.37%
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
70.1%
18.1 pts
below England
St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School
70.1%
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.