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EnglandSouth WestNorth DevonEX31 3HZHolywell Church of England School
Primary

Holywell Church of England School

Primary

North Devon · Barnstaple · EX31 3HZ www.holywell.devon.sch.uk/

Pupils
84
cap. 108
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
84
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
84
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Holywell Church of England School · Primary · Devon

Finance£11012 spend / pupil£11238 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
45%
-20pp
78%62%45%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
11%6%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
45%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
55%
SPAG expected standard
73%
LA AVG 69.9%
SPAG higher standard
45%
LA AVG 24.04%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 103.98
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
84
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Tawstock, Barnstaple, EX31 3HZ
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
2024/2545%0%82%36%45%0%73%36%55%73%105.0106.0106.021%84
2023/2465%0%94%41%71%0%82%18%76%76%108.0106.0108.021%97
2022/2358%0%83%25%67%0%83%0%83%92%106.0105.0103.0+4.00+0.60+3.6021%89
2018/1978%11%100%33%100%33%78%11%100%89%108.0102.0106.0+1.40+1.50-5.2012%103

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
2024/258421.021%4%22%8%19%
2023/249723.121%3%17%8%21%
2022/238918.521%2%12%8%16%
2021/229620.616%3%11%7%15%
2020/2110221.314%1%8%
2018/1910320.612%1%4%4%4%

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