Primary school

Shebbear Community School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX21 5SG
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,366 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 36%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 83%83%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 85%2018/19: top 59%2022/23: top 82%2023/24: top 46%2024/25: top 36%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM70% · South West 62%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · South West 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · South West 104Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 38% · 8 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 50% · 12 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 50% · 16 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 64% · 11 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 46% · 13 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 64% · 11 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 70% · 10 pupils · South West 62%70%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 8 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 12 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 16 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 9% · 11 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 15% · 13 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 9% · 11 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 6%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 8 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 12 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 99 · 16 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 11 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 13 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 111 · 11 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 106 · 10 pupils · South West 10511199No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 8 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 12 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 99 · 16 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 103 · 11 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 13 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 109 · 11 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 103 · 10 pupils · South West 10410998No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in90.9%
10 of 11 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 90.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1110
2nd10
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202654
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.0%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support18.8%
EHC plan1.6%
Absence (sessions missed)3.5%
Persistently absent pupils5.1%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

77.1% full · 70 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.7
Pupils per adult8.0
  • Classroom teachers 2.9
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 2.9
  • Other support 2.2

Teachers 3.9 FTE · Whole workforce 9 · 23 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,878
Spend per pupil£11,476
Staff spend per pupil£8,972
Reserve per pupil£1,400
  • +£75,586revenue reserve
  • +£21,691in-year balance

Grants £11,278 · self-generated £600 · premises £612 per pupil