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EnglandSouth WestTorbayTQ2 8NUWatcombe Primary School
Primary

Watcombe Primary School

Primary

Torbay · Torquay · TQ2 8NU http://www.watcombe-primary.torbay.sch.uk/

Pupils
225
cap. 242
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
37%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
225
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
37%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
225
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTorbay
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Watcombe Primary School · Primary · Torbay

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
37%
+4pp
83%58%33%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
56%
Reading higher standard
7%
Writing expected standard
48%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
48%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
44%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
99.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
225
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Moor Lane, Torquay, TQ2 8NU
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
2024/2537%0%56%7%48%0%48%7%70%44%99.0100.0100.032%225
2023/2433%0%74%30%56%0%52%7%96%59%105.0101.0103.026%230
2022/2357%0%70%30%60%0%77%10%93%73%104.0102.0103.0-0.40-0.60-1.2022%230
2018/1983%7%83%27%100%10%100%40%100%93%105.0108.0108.0+1.00+1.60+3.3017%245
2017/1863%4%74%19%74%7%96%41%89%70%105.0107.0104.0-1.00-3.20+1.8018%239
2016/1786%14%93%28%86%21%97%52%90%90%108.0109.0107.0+2.60+0.50+4.1017%231

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
2024/2522519.032%3%34%6%20%
2023/2423019.626%2%36%7%22%
2022/2323017.622%1%40%7%19%
2021/2222516.120%1%42%7%21%
2020/2123817.818%2%37%
2018/1924518.517%2%44%3%3%
2017/1823917.118%2%43%4%6%
2016/1723116.517%2%39%4%9%

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