South Tawton Primary School | Primary in Okehampton, West Devon | Ofsted & DfE

58%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

202

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

58%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

202

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

58%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

202

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityDevon

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of South Tawton Primary School · Primary · Devon

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

58%

+32pp

76%51%26%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 58%

RWM higher standard

+8pp

9%5%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

81%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

65%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

69%

Maths higher standard

38%

Science expected standard

96%

SPAG expected standard

65%

SPAG higher standard

35%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

202

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

12%

SEN

10%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Tawton Lane, South Zeal, Okehampton, EX20 2LG

Local authority

Devon

Website

www.southtawton.co.uk

Telephone

01837840242

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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	58%	8%	81%	27%	65%	8%	69%	38%	96%	65%	105.0	104.0	104.0	—	—	—	10%	202
2023/24	26%	0%	67%	7%	52%	7%	33%	0%	100%	41%	102.0	98.0	100.0	—	—	—	12%	208
2022/23	71%	0%	94%	32%	84%	19%	74%	19%	87%	87%	108.0	104.0	107.0	+4.10	+3.10	+1.00	15%	216
2018/19	76%	9%	88%	27%	79%	12%	82%	18%	82%	76%	107.0	105.0	107.0	+1.60	-1.20	-0.80	12%	239

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	202	18.9	10%	0%	12%	5%	11%
2023/24	208	19.3	12%	0%	9%	6%	16%
2022/23	216	17.2	15%	0%	12%	5%	6%
2021/22	221	18.0	12%	0%	10%	6%	13%
2020/21	224	23.6	12%	0%	9%	—	—
2018/19	239	22.9	12%	0%	8%	3%	5%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	4%	4%