Watcombe Primary School

School overview

Watcombe Primary School is a primary school serving Torquay, Torbay, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 225 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Watcombe Primary School 'Good'. 37% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 4.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 99 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Watcombe Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 27 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 7.1%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.