Primary school

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • TQ13 7TB
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 918 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 7%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 20%20%2016/17: top 40%2017/18: top 5%5% · 2017/182018/19: top 9%2022/23: top 30%2023/24: top 45%2024/25: top 7%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM85% · South West 62%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM15% · South West 6%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · South West 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · South West 104Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 70% · 10 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 67% · 6 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 90% · 10 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 86% · 7 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 69% · 13 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 64% · 14 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 85% · 20 pupils · South West 62%90%64%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 33% · 6 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 14% · 7 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 15% · 13 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 21% · 14 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 15% · 20 pupils · South West 6%33%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 112 · 6 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 109 · 10 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 112 · 7 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 13 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 108 · 14 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 109 · 20 pupils · South West 105112107No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 109 · 6 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 10 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 109 · 7 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 13 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 106 · 14 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 107 · 20 pupils · South West 104109102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd20
3rd00

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Outstanding
  3. 2017Good
  4. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202693
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.7%
First language not English2.2%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils9.5%

Girls 39.6%Boys 60.4%

103.3% full · 90 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.7
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 0.5
  • Teaching assistants 2.6
  • Other support 1.3

Teachers 4.5 FTE · Whole workforce 8.4 · 16 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,747
Spend per pupil£5,802
Staff spend per pupil£4,703
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£177,000in-year balance

Grants £7,308 · self-generated £440 · premises £154 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LINK ACADEMY TRUST (23 academies) · trust reserve £746,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it