Primary school

Decoy Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • TQ12 1DH
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,649 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 85%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 54%54% · 2016/172017/18: top 88%2018/19: top 80%2022/23: top 54%2023/24: top 83%2024/25: top 85%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM48% · South West 62%2/10 Well below South West
Higher standard, RWM3% · South West 6%3/10 Below+11.2 pts
Reading score103 · South West 1052/10 Well below South West
Maths score102 · South West 1042/10 Well below South West+5.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 56 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 62% · 58 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 47% · 59 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 54% · 59 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 60% · 60 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 47% · 57 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 48% · 61 pupils · South West 62%62%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 56 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 9% · 58 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 7% · 59 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 3% · 59 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 7% · 60 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 7% · 57 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 3% · 61 pupils · South West 6%9%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 56 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 58 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 59 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 102 · 59 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 105 · 57 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 103 · 61 pupils · South West 105105102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 56 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 58 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 59 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 102 · 59 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 60 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 102 · 57 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 61 pupils · South West 104104102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
55 of 55 who put it first2014 · 67.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5555
2nd224
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2014Requires improvement
  3. 2016Good
  4. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026443
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.7%
First language not English1.6%
SEN support19.3%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils10.1%

Girls 48.1%Boys 51.9%

105.5% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.5
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 17.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 26
  • Other support 5.8

Teachers 19.8 FTE · Whole workforce 51.6 · 82 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,749
Spend per pupil£6,831
Staff spend per pupil£5,558
Reserve per pupil£37
  • +£15,865revenue reserve
  • −£34,732in-year balance

Grants £6,572 · self-generated £177 · premises £271 per pupil