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EnglandSouth WestTorbayTQ2 6ESSherwell Valley Primary School
Primary

Sherwell Valley Primary School

Primary

Torbay · Torquay · TQ2 6ES http://www.sherwell-valley-primary.torbay.sch.uk/

Pupils
686
cap. 658
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
686
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
686
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTorbay
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sherwell Valley Primary School · Primary · Torbay

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
+13pp
75%64%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
6%
-3pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
686
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Hawkins Avenue, Torquay, TQ2 6ES
Local authority
Torbay
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
2024/2575%6%84%44%82%7%85%28%92%88%108.0106.0108.07%686
2023/2462%9%82%29%71%11%73%28%85%79%107.0105.0107.08%656
2022/2353%2%75%27%57%3%75%29%77%77%105.0105.0106.0-0.80-3.90-0.2011%681
2018/1963%5%77%27%69%10%78%18%76%76%105.0104.0106.0-0.20-2.50-1.309%736
2017/1865%7%76%32%74%9%79%24%83%78%105.0104.0106.0-0.50-2.70-0.6012%736
2016/1751%8%81%28%58%9%75%29%84%84%106.0105.0109.0+0.80-4.20+0.409%729

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
2024/2568623.67%0%16%4%8%
2023/2465623.58%1%16%5%9%
2022/2368123.911%1%18%6%17%
2021/2270424.45%1%18%5%10%
2020/2170021.66%1%17%
2018/1973623.09%1%17%4%6%
2017/1873626.412%1%15%4%4%
2016/1772922.99%0%14%4%4%

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