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EnglandSouth WestTorridgeEX38 7NUGreat Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Primary

Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

Primary

Torridge · Torrington · EX38 7NU www.bluecoat-learn.org/

Pupils
463
cap. 530
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
463
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
463
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School · Primary · Devon

Finance£8029 spend / pupil£7789 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
+11pp
65%53%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
5%
+2pp
15%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
59%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
67%
LA AVG 69.9%
SPAG higher standard
9%
LA AVG 24.04%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 103.98
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
463
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Borough Road, Torrington, EX38 7NU
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
2024/2552%5%68%26%59%6%80%24%73%67%104.0105.0102.031%463
2023/2441%3%68%18%60%4%62%21%74%53%104.0102.0102.037%476
2022/2348%4%67%17%65%8%62%17%77%61%104.0102.0103.0-2.10-1.00-2.5032%497
2018/1962%15%74%30%74%28%70%19%79%68%104.0103.0104.0-0.40+0.60-2.3026%502
2017/1865%6%71%37%73%22%76%16%71%67%105.0103.0105.0+0.20+0.70-0.1026%523
2016/1759%4%72%25%75%25%79%13%96%71%104.0105.0105.0-1.20-0.20-0.6023%532

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
2024/2546318.731%6%22%7%17%
2023/2447620.237%8%24%6%15%
2022/2349718.832%5%24%7%19%
2021/2250119.727%3%27%9%27%
2020/2151520.925%2%22%
2018/1950220.326%2%25%4%7%
2017/1852321.226%1%26%4%8%
2016/1753220.123%1%23%4%6%

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