OFSTED
3 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
11 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Devon
Trust
ALUMNIS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
137
117 full-time ·
20 part-time
Female pupils
59
43.1% of pupils
Male pupils
78
56.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.5 pts
above England
School
34.3%
North Devon
23.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.7 pts
below England
School
3.6%
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
90.5%
124
Any other White background
2.2%
3
Any other ethnic group
2.2%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
2
White and Asian
1.5%
2
Unclassified
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
15.3%
21 of
137 pupils
5.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 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
70.0%
9.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Reading
22.2 pts above England
School
96.0%
North Devon
74.5%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Writing
0.3 pts below England
School
70.0%
North Devon
63.7%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
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
5.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.33 pts
lower than
England
School
5.89%
North Devon
6.27%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.81%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.00 pts
lower than
England
School
14.81%
North Devon
15.50%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.93%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.88 pts
lower than
England
School
0.93%
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
59.6%
28.6 pts
below England
Combe Martin Primary School
59.6%
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.