Primary school

Marpool Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX8 3QW
Ofsted Inadequate · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,596 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 97%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 31%31% · 2016/172017/18: top 72%2018/19: top 34%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 93%2024/25: top 97%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM31% · South West 62%1/10 Well below South West−66.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · South West 6%2/10 Well below South West−58.7 pts
Reading score102 · South West 1051/10 Well below South West−43.6 pts
Maths score99 · South West 1041/10 Well below South West−73.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 35% · 56 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 71% · 49 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 57% · 53 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 73% · 56 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 42% · 62 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 38% · 53 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 31% · 52 pupils · South West 62%73%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 56 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 12% · 49 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 9% · 53 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 14% · 56 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 5% · 62 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 2% · 53 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 2% · 52 pupils · South West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 56 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 49 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 53 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 56 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 62 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 102 · 53 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 102 · 52 pupils · South West 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 56 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 49 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 53 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 107 · 56 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 101 · 62 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 101 · 53 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 99 · 52 pupils · South West 10410799No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 95.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd70
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2024Ungraded visitas predecessor

0 strong areas

5 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026192
Free school meals (past 6 years)32.2%
First language not English3.6%
SEN support13.7%
EHC plan8.4%
Absence (sessions missed)6.3%
Persistently absent pupils15.6%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

45.7% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.0
Pupils per adult8.0
  • Classroom teachers 12.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.9
  • Other support 7.2

Teachers 14.5 FTE · Whole workforce 29.5 · 33 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,444
Spend per pupil£82
Staff spend per pupil£0
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£2,518,000in-year balance

Grants £10,444 · self-generated £0 · premises £0 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CORNERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £616,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it