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EnglandSouth WestTeignbridgeTQ11 0DDBuckfastleigh Primary School
Primary

Buckfastleigh Primary School

Primary

Teignbridge · Buckfastleigh · TQ11 0DD http://www.buckfastleigh.devon.sch.uk

Pupils
121
cap. 280
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
121
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
121
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Buckfastleigh Primary School · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-6pp
64%43%21%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
11%
-1pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
121
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Bossell Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0DD
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
2024/2558%11%74%21%68%21%68%16%84%68%105.0104.0103.036%121
2023/2464%12%84%28%92%20%84%24%100%84%106.0104.0106.027%128
2022/2330%0%47%17%60%0%43%3%73%37%99.098.099.0-5.30-2.10-5.6026%145
2018/1950%7%57%14%76%14%62%14%76%66%101.0101.0103.0-3.50-1.20-3.6017%193
2017/1821%0%59%17%66%3%24%7%79%52%101.097.0100.0-2.30-1.60-5.4024%202
2016/1761%3%84%29%68%16%81%10%74%81%105.0104.0107.0+0.10-3.40-1.5021%212

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
2024/2512114.836%2%35%5%10%
2023/2412816.627%2%32%5%14%
2022/2314518.426%1%29%6%13%
2021/2215121.917%1%26%8%25%
2020/2115215.724%1%21%
2018/1919321.017%3%24%4%13%
2017/1820221.024%2%23%4%8%
2016/1721219.221%2%23%4%8%

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