Primary school

Bolham Community Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX16 7RA
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,730 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 72%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 41%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 65%2022/23: top 38%38% · 2022/232023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 72%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM56% · South West 62%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · South West 105Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · South West 104Small cohort: 16 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 17 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 67% · 9 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 56% · 16 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 62% · 13 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 67% · 15 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 58% · 19 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 56% · 16 pupils · South West 62%67%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 17 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 11% · 9 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 6% · 16 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 13 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 15 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 19 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 16 pupils · South West 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 17 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 108 · 9 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 16 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 104 · 13 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 15 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 107 · 19 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 107 · 16 pupils · South West 105108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 17 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 9 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 16 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 104 · 13 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 15 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 107 · 19 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 101 · 16 pupils · South West 104107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in71.4%
15 of 21 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 71.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2115
2nd40
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2025

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026105
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.2%
First language not English3.6%
SEN support15.3%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils10.0%

Girls 54%Boys 46%

93.8% full · 112 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 49 responses (44.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved95.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 71.4% not applicable85.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year87.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 16.3% not applicable95.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?20.4% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 20.4% who said Yes above100% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child85.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school95.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing98% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development95.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent98% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.4
Pupils per adult10.7
  • Classroom teachers 4.4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.4
  • Other support 2

Teachers 5.4 FTE · Whole workforce 11.8 · 20 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,162
Spend per pupil£6,946
Staff spend per pupil£4,955
Reserve per pupil£63
  • +£7,000revenue reserve
  • +£24,000in-year balance

Grants £6,721 · self-generated £441 · premises £432 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (36 academies) · trust reserve £4,897,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it