OFSTED
13 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
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
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Devon
Trust
THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
345
307 full-time ·
38 part-time
Female pupils
166
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
179
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.0 pts
above England
School
25.8%
North Devon
23.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.4 pts
below England
School
2.9%
North Devon
4.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
North Devon
0.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.8%
303
Unclassified
3.2%
11
Any other White background
2.9%
10
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
6
Pakistani
1.4%
5
African
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
11.0%
38 of
345 pupils
9.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.12%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.10 pts
lower than
England
School
6.12%
North Devon
6.27%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.53 pts
higher than
England
School
16.35%
North Devon
15.50%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.96%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.84 pts
lower than
England
School
0.96%
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
75.2%
13.0 pts
below England
Roundswell Community Primary Academy
75.2%
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.