OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
14 September 2021
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Devon
Trust
THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
128
128 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
65
50.8% of pupils
Male pupils
63
49.2% of pupils
10.7 pts
below England
School
14.1%
Exeter
21.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
20.3 pts
above England
School
40.6%
Exeter
14.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Exeter
1.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
11.7%
15
Any other ethnic group
8.6%
11
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
20.3%
26 of
128 pupils
0.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
17.2%
22 pupils
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
above
EHC plans
3.1%
4 pupils
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
8
Moderate learning difficulty
7
Social, emotional & mental health
7
Autistic spectrum disorder
3
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
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
5.16%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.06 pts
lower than
England
School
5.16%
Exeter
6.42%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
10.83%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.98 pts
lower than
England
School
10.83%
Exeter
16.25%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
2.50%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.70 pts
higher than
England
School
2.50%
Exeter
2.38%
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
61.0%
27.2 pts
below England
Newtown Primary School
61.0%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.