OFSTED
13 January 2026
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
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
21 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
20 October 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Devon
Trust
TEAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
135
115 full-time ·
20 part-time
Female pupils
69
51.1% of pupils
Male pupils
66
48.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.1 pts
above England
School
31.9%
North Devon
23.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
North Devon
4.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
North Devon
0.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
96.3%
130
Irish
1.5%
2
Unclassified
1.5%
2
White and Black Caribbean
0.7%
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
17.8%
24 of
135 pupils
3.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.3 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
88.0%
27.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
94.0%
Reading
20.2 pts above England
School
94.0%
North Devon
74.5%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Writing
17.7 pts above England
School
88.0%
North Devon
63.7%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
North Devon
69.0%
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
4.49%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.73 pts
lower than
England
School
4.49%
North Devon
6.27%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.16%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.65 pts
lower than
England
School
8.16%
North Devon
15.50%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
North Devon
1.46%
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
112.5%
24.3 pts
above England
Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy
112.5%
North 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.