SCHOOL PROFILE

Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 113445
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 470 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 October 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 477 424 full-time · 53 part-time
Female pupils 216 45.3% of pupils
Male pupils 261 54.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.9%
3.1 pts above England
School 27.9%
Exeter 21.6%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.3%
10.0 pts below England
School 10.3%
Exeter 14.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.3%
0.3 pts above England
School 1.3%
Exeter 1.1%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
81.3%
388
Any other White background
6.1%
29
Any other ethnic group
3.1%
15
African
2.1%
10
Indian
1.9%
9
White and Asian
1.3%
6
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 21.2% 101 of 477 pupils
0.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.2%
Exeter 23.5%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.9% 76 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts above
EHC plans 5.2% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 38
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Specific learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 3

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

22.0% 38.4 pts below England
School 22.0%
Exeter 54.4%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Exeter 71.2%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

24.0%

46.3 pts below England

School 24.0%
Exeter 65.6%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

53.0%

19.0 pts below England

School 53.0%
Exeter 66.5%
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

5.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.46 pts lower than England
School 5.75%
Exeter 6.42%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.17%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.64 pts lower than England
School 14.17%
Exeter 16.25%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.87%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.07 pts higher than England
School 1.87%
Exeter 2.38%
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

101.5% 13.3 pts above England
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery
101.5%
Exeter
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