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West Down School

Primary

North Devon · Ilfracombe · EX34 8NF

Pupils
99
cap. 105
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
99
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
99
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of West Down School · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
42%
-8pp
69%56%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
RWM higher standard
17%
+17pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
50%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
99
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
West Down, Ilfracombe, EX34 8NF
Local authority
Devon
Website
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
2024/2542%17%83%42%50%17%83%42%83%83%107.0108.0109.028%99
2023/2450%0%92%25%50%0%75%42%67%67%107.0104.0106.022%102
2022/2369%15%85%23%69%15%85%31%77%77%106.0107.0107.0+1.00-0.90+3.0021%115
2018/1958%8%67%25%67%17%75%25%92%75%103.0105.0103.0-1.50-3.30-1.1011%117
2017/1864%9%73%9%73%18%73%18%82%73%102.0102.0103.0-3.70-1.90-3.0022%93
2016/1742%0%58%17%83%0%67%17%92%58%101.0102.0100.0-1.80-0.30-1.7020%98

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
2024/259915.828%0%18%6%14%
2023/2410213.022%0%17%4%8%
2022/2311516.021%0%22%6%15%
2021/2212119.117%0%12%8%22%
2020/2111519.616%0%10%
2018/1911717.111%2%7%4%7%
2017/189316.622%0%11%4%6%
2016/179818.320%0%15%3%

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