OFSTED
Latest inspection
3 March 2026
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
31 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Devon
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
403
403 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
199
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
204
50.6% of pupils
2.5 pts
below England
School
22.3%
Mid Devon
17.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
13.8 pts
below England
School
6.5%
Mid Devon
4.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Mid Devon
0.8%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
6.5%
26
Any other ethnic group
0.7%
3
White and Black African
0.7%
3
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
20.1%
81 of
403 pupils
0.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
13.9%
56 pupils
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
EHC plans
6.2%
25 pupils
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
33
Social, emotional & mental health
16
Autistic spectrum disorder
12
Moderate learning difficulty
11
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
5.13%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.09 pts
lower than
England
School
5.13%
Mid Devon
5.23%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
11.94%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.87 pts
lower than
England
School
11.94%
Mid Devon
11.41%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
0.83%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
lower than
England
School
0.83%
Mid Devon
1.63%
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
96.0%
7.8 pts
above England
Hayward's Primary School
96.0%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.