OFSTED
10 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 November 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
1 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Devon
Trust
Tavistock Co-Operative Learning Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
321
288 full-time ·
33 part-time
Female pupils
168
52.3% of pupils
Male pupils
153
47.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.6 pts
above England
School
32.4%
West Devon
19.4%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.0 pts
below England
School
9.3%
West Devon
3.3%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
West Devon
0.8%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.4%
271
Any other White background
6.2%
20
African
2.2%
7
Any other Asian background
1.6%
5
Indian
1.2%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
3
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
34.0%
109 of
321 pupils
13.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
16.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.9 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
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Reading
1.8 pts below England
School
72.0%
West Devon
71.2%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Writing
11.3 pts below England
School
59.0%
West Devon
67.6%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
West Devon
68.6%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.30 pts
higher than
England
School
6.52%
West Devon
5.32%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.28%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.46 pts
higher than
England
School
16.28%
West Devon
12.29%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.66%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.14 pts
lower than
England
School
1.66%
West Devon
0.95%
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
76.4%
11.8 pts
below England
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School
76.4%
West Devon
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.