Primary school

Drake's Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Devon
  • EX9 7DQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,340 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 43%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 7%7%2016/17: top 97%2017/18: top 96%2018/19: top 44%2022/23: top 19%2024/25: top 43%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM67% · South West 62%Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM11% · South West 6%Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · South West 105Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · South West 104Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2023/24

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 80% · 10 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 29% · 7 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 36% · 11 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 70% · 10 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 75% · 12 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: withheld (2 pupils)2024/25: 67% · 9 pupils · South West 62%80%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 20% · 10 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 7 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 9% · 11 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 12 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: withheld (2 pupils)2024/25: 11% · 9 pupils · South West 6%20%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 102 · 7 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 11 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 10 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 107 · 12 pupils · South West 1052023/24: withheld (2 pupils)2024/25: 106 · 9 pupils · South West 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 98 · 7 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 11 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 103 · 10 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 12 pupils · South West 1042023/24: withheld (2 pupils)2024/25: 104 · 9 pupils · South West 10410598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
3 of 3 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st33
2nd20
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2023Remains Good

28 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

2 weak areas

  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202637
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.4%
First language not English7.1%
SEN support2.4%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.4%
Persistently absent pupils0.0%

Girls 61.9%Boys 38.1%

36.6% full · 101 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.8
Pupils per adult7.4
  • Classroom teachers 2.1
  • Leadership 0.4
  • Teaching assistants 2.5
  • Other support 1.2

Teachers 2.5 FTE · Whole workforce 6.2 · 18 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,349
Spend per pupil£8,048
Staff spend per pupil£6,651
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£54,000in-year balance

Grants £9,205 · self-generated £145 · premises £458 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