OFSTED
18 June 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
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
30
30 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
15
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
15
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.5 pts
below England
School
23.3%
Mid Devon
17.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.0 pts
below England
School
3.3%
Mid Devon
4.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Mid Devon
0.8%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.3%
25
Gypsy / Roma
10.0%
3
African
3.3%
1
Unclassified
3.3%
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
6.7%
2 of
30 pupils
14.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
6.0 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
86.0%
25.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Mid Devon
77.4%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
Mid Devon
69.3%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
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
5.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.65 pts
lower than
England
School
5.57%
Mid Devon
5.23%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.82 pts
lower than
England
School
15.00%
Mid Devon
11.41%
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%
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
35.7%
52.5 pts
below England
Burlescombe Church of England Primary School
35.7%
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.