Primary school

Shirwell Community Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX31 4JT
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,992 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 100%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 25%25%2016/17: top 24%2018/19: top 9%9% · 2018/192022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 65%2024/25: top 100%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM13% · South West 62%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score98 · South West 105Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score97 · South West 104Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2017/18

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 9 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 75% · 8 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 86% · 7 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 57% · 7 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 57% · 7 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 13% · 8 pupils · South West 62%86%13%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 9 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 8 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 0% · 7 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 7 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 7 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 8 pupils · South West 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 9 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 8 pupils · South West 1042017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 109 · 7 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 7 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 106 · 7 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 98 · 8 pupils · South West 10510998No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 9 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 8 pupils · South West 1042017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 105 · 7 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 7 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 108 · 7 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 97 · 8 pupils · South West 10410897No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
2 of 2 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st22
2nd10
3rd00

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2018

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor

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 202625
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.3%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support30.8%
EHC plan10.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils5.3%

Girls 51.3%Boys 48.7%

44.6% full · 56 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher8.6
Pupils per adult4.4
  • Classroom teachers 1.9
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 2.8
  • Other support 2.1

Teachers 2.9 FTE · Whole workforce 7.8 · 16 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£12,462
Spend per pupil£14,000
Staff spend per pupil£10,487
Reserve per pupil£51
  • +£2,000revenue reserve
  • −£60,000in-year balance

Grants £12,256 · self-generated £205 · premises £769 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