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Stowford School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • PL21 0BG
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2014 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 786 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 6%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 19%19%2016/17: top 33%2017/18: top 50%2018/19: top 11%2022/23: top 3%3% · 2022/232023/24: top 7%2024/25: top 6%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM86% · South West 62%10/10 Top 10%+5.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM17% · South West 6%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score111 · South West 10510/10 Top 10%+20 pts
Maths score111 · South West 10410/10 Top 10%+12.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 70% · 60 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 70% · 57 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 67% · 60 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 84% · 61 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 88% · 64 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 83% · 64 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 86% · 63 pupils · South West 62%88%67%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 17% · 60 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 16% · 57 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 10% · 60 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 20% · 61 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 22% · 64 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 19% · 64 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 17% · 63 pupils · South West 6%22%10%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 60 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 57 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 60 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 107 · 61 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 110 · 64 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 110 · 64 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 111 · 63 pupils · South West 105111104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 60 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 57 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 60 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 108 · 61 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 109 · 64 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 110 · 64 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 111 · 63 pupils · South West 104111104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in85.7%
60 of 70 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 85.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7060
2nd180
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

0.9 km from Ivybridge · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains 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 2026450
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.8%
First language not English2.1%
SEN support12.6%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.5%
Persistently absent pupils4.6%

Girls 45.4%Boys 54.6%

107.1% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.4
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 14.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 15.4
  • Other support 9.3

Teachers 17.8 FTE · Whole workforce 42.5 · 68 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,116
Spend per pupil£5,773
Staff spend per pupil£4,776
Reserve per pupil£1,598
  • +£663,000revenue reserve
  • +£142,000in-year balance

Grants £5,701 · self-generated £414 · premises £236 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST (31 academies) · trust reserve £8,026,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it