SCHOOL PROFILE

Bolham Community Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149168
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 112 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

29 April 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Devon
Trust THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 105 105 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 49 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 56 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.8%
20.0 pts below England
School 4.8%
Mid Devon 17.9%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.8%
16.5 pts below England
School 3.8%
Mid Devon 4.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
95.2%
100
Any other White background
3.8%
4
White and Black African
1.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.1% 19 of 105 pupils
2.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.1%
Mid Devon 21.8%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 15 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.8% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 10
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Mid Devon 56.5%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Mid Devon 77.4%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Mid Devon 69.3%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.30%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.92 pts lower than England
School 4.30%
Mid Devon 5.23%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.82 pts lower than England
School 10.00%
Mid Devon 11.41%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

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

93.8% 5.6 pts above England
Bolham Community Primary School
93.8%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information