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EnglandSouth WestNorth DevonEX32 0AEBishops Tawton Primary School
Primary

Bishops Tawton Primary School

Primary

North Devon · Barnstaple · EX32 0AE www.bishopstawton-primary.devon.sch.uk/

Pupils
159
cap. 168
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
159
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
159
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bishops Tawton Primary School · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
54%
-21pp
88%71%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
25%13%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
159
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
3%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple, EX32 0AE
Local authority
Devon
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2554%0%77%42%69%0%65%19%77%69%107.0103.0105.03%159
2023/2475%5%85%40%80%5%85%15%85%70%107.0105.0106.05%169
2022/2373%14%91%36%86%14%91%36%95%86%108.0107.0108.0+1.40+0.10+1.306%164
2018/1956%12%68%20%92%40%88%32%92%84%104.0107.0107.0+2.00+4.80+3.405%173
2017/1888%25%96%58%96%46%92%50%92%83%110.0108.0108.0+4.80+4.20+3.503%162
2016/1792%23%92%31%92%38%92%46%92%92%108.0108.0108.0+4.40+6.00+4.604%152

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2515919.73%1%8%4%5%
2023/2416918.55%1%10%5%10%
2022/2316420.66%1%10%5%10%
2021/2217023.02%1%11%7%19%
2020/2117122.43%1%8%
2018/1917320.65%2%11%4%8%
2017/1816222.03%1%12%5%7%
2016/1715221.04%2%12%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.