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EnglandSouth WestSouth HamsPL9 8FASherford Vale School & Nursery
Primary

Sherford Vale School & Nursery

Primary

South Hams · Sherford · PL9 8FA www.sherfordvaleschool.co.uk

Pupils
310
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
310
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
310
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
Admissions
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Sherford Vale School & Nursery · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
59%
-4pp
63%57%50%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
4%
-7pp
15%8%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
106.0
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
310
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Hercules Road, Sherford, PL9 8FA
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
2024/2559%4%78%33%81%4%78%22%78%67%106.0104.0103.025%310
2023/2463%11%93%22%67%19%85%26%85%81%107.0106.0107.019%258
2022/2363%15%74%30%67%19%70%30%78%70%106.0105.0104.0-0.50-0.50+0.0012%254
2018/1950%0%50%25%75%0%88%25%100%50%100.0106.0102.0-0.90+0.60+4.0014%86
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

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
2024/2531020.925%4%31%6%14%
2023/2425821.519%2%22%6%14%
2022/2325423.112%3%23%7%19%
2021/2222518.715%1%18%8%23%
2020/2122123.319%2%16%
2018/198628.714%2%22%3%7%

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