OFSTED
2 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 October 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
4 December 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Anglican/Church of England
Local authority
Devon
Trust
CHULMLEIGH ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
51
45 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
30
58.8% of pupils
Male pupils
21
41.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.6 pts
above England
School
31.4%
Mid Devon
17.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.3 pts
below England
School
2.0%
Mid Devon
4.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
above England
School
2.0%
Mid Devon
0.8%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.3%
44
Any other White background
3.9%
2
Irish
3.9%
2
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
1
Unclassified
2.0%
1
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
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
21.6%
11 of
51 pupils
0.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.2 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
56.0%
4.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Reading
15.2 pts above England
School
89.0%
Mid Devon
77.4%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
Mid Devon
69.3%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
56.0%
Maths
16.0 pts below England
School
56.0%
Mid Devon
69.2%
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
4.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.21 pts
lower than
England
School
4.00%
Mid Devon
5.23%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.13%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.69 pts
lower than
England
School
5.13%
Mid Devon
11.41%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.32 pts
higher than
England
School
5.13%
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
48.6%
39.6 pts
below England
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School
48.6%
Mid 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.