SCHOOL PROFILE

Farway Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151003
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 56 Published school capacity
Capacity used 58.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 March 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 January 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 5 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Devon
Trust LINK ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 33 31 full-time · 2 part-time
Female pupils 11 33.3% of pupils
Male pupils 22 66.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.3%
5.5 pts above England
School 30.3%
East Devon 19.9%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.1%
8.2 pts below England
School 12.1%
East Devon 5.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Devon 1.2%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
69.7%
23
Any other White background
15.2%
5
White and Asian
9.1%
3
White and Black Caribbean
6.1%
2
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 24.2% 8 of 33 pupils
3.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.2%
East Devon 20.6%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.2% 6 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 0.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Speech, language & communication 2
Other difficulty or disability 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.

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

7.06%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.84 pts higher than England
School 7.06%
East Devon 5.71%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

36.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

20.18 pts higher than England
School 36.00%
East Devon 13.58%
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%
East Devon 1.72%
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

58.9% 29.3 pts below England
Farway Church of England Primary School
58.9%
East 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