Preston Primary School | School performance

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

329

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

329

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

329

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/07/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityTorbay

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

60%

-3pp

74%65%56%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 60%

RWM higher standard

11%

+5pp

11%7%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

79%

Reading higher standard

36%

Writing expected standard

62%

Writing higher standard

13%

Maths expected standard

85%

Maths higher standard

26%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

79%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

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

329

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

26%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Old Paignton Road, Livermead, Torquay, TQ2 6UY

Local authority

Torbay

Website

www.preston.torbay.sch.uk/

Telephone

01803607075

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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	60%	11%	79%	36%	62%	13%	85%	26%	85%	79%	106.0	105.0	103.0	—	—	—	26%	329
2023/24	63%	6%	78%	35%	67%	12%	73%	27%	71%	76%	106.0	104.0	104.0	—	—	—	23%	330
2022/23	56%	2%	84%	33%	60%	4%	76%	27%	73%	78%	107.0	104.0	105.0	+2.20	-3.60	+1.20	24%	327
2018/19	66%	11%	80%	36%	86%	20%	75%	23%	89%	86%	107.0	105.0	106.0	+0.90	-0.80	-1.40	16%	326
2017/18	74%	9%	83%	26%	85%	22%	83%	17%	89%	78%	106.0	103.0	104.0	+2.40	+1.80	+0.50	—	327
2016/17	53%	9%	70%	19%	77%	13%	68%	34%	81%	55%	103.0	104.0	104.0	-1.50	-2.50	+0.90	17%	322

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	329	22.4	26%	1%	15%	5%	12%
2023/24	330	19.9	23%	2%	18%	5%	11%
2022/23	327	22.5	24%	3%	20%	5%	11%
2021/22	325	24.0	26%	2%	23%	6%	15%
2020/21	327	24.5	18%	2%	22%	—	—
2018/19	326	23.6	16%	1%	21%	4%	8%
2017/18	—	21.6	—	—	—	4%	6%
2016/17	322	20.2	17%	2%	22%	4%	9%