Combe Martin Primary School | Primary in Ilfracombe, North Devon | Ofsted & DfE

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

147

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

147

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

147

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDevon

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Combe Martin Primary School · Primary · Devon

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard

70%

+14pp

70%59%48%

'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

0pp

0%0%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

96%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

70%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

87%

Maths higher standard

52%

Science expected standard

96%

SPAG expected standard

83%

SPAG higher standard

43%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

147

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

32%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Hangman Path, Combe Martin, Ilfracombe, EX34 0DF

Local authority

Devon

Website

www.combemartin-sch.org/

Telephone

01271883226

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	70%	0%	96%	30%	70%	0%	87%	52%	96%	83%	107.0	108.0	107.0	—	—	—	17%	147
2023/24	56%	0%	81%	31%	69%	0%	81%	19%	88%	69%	106.0	105.0	104.0	—	—	—	23%	145
2022/23	48%	0%	62%	17%	66%	7%	72%	14%	86%	48%	103.0	102.0	100.0	-2.00	-0.70	-1.40	20%	155

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	147	22.6	17%	3%	32%	6%	15%
2023/24	145	18.4	23%	3%	34%	7%	19%
2022/23	155	20.1	20%	3%	33%	8%	20%
2021/22	164	18.4	18%	1%	29%	7%	19%
2020/21	178	25.7	15%	0%	19%	—	—
2018/19	189	17.4	17%	0%	25%	4%	8%