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EnglandSouth WestTorbayTQ4 7AWWhite Rock Primary School
Primary

White Rock Primary School

Primary

Torbay · Paignton · TQ4 7AW www.whiterockprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
695
cap. 655
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
695
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
695
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 23/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTorbay
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of White Rock Primary School · Primary · Torbay

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
-4pp
64%58%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
1%
-8pp
9%5%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
695
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Davies Avenue, Paignton, TQ4 7AW
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
2024/2551%1%75%28%61%3%67%17%75%60%105.0102.0102.018%695
2023/2455%9%65%24%72%16%76%18%77%71%103.0104.0104.016%714
2022/2364%9%74%25%78%17%80%25%88%79%104.0105.0105.0-1.10+0.10+0.3016%714
2018/1963%6%69%19%86%13%89%20%92%70%103.0105.0104.0-1.50-0.40-0.1019%663
2017/1859%8%78%24%76%14%63%13%89%70%105.0103.0105.0-0.40-0.50-1.5019%588
2016/1764%5%92%44%78%8%72%19%86%88%108.0104.0107.0+2.00-3.70-2.0017%507

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
2024/2569521.818%2%21%5%12%
2023/2471424.416%2%22%5%13%
2022/2371423.416%2%22%6%14%
2021/2270021.316%2%24%6%15%
2020/2166921.015%2%21%
2018/1966326.419%1%21%4%5%
2017/1858823.219%1%22%4%6%
2016/1750719.517%1%22%4%6%

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