Rydon Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Newton Abbot, Devon·TQ12 3LP
Composite score
59.4
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#4,102
National rank
#371
In South West
#62
In Devon
Top 28%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
41 first choices, 44 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
65
any preference, for 44 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.21
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9120220.9820230.9820240.7220250.932026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Rydon Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
393
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,076
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Rydon Primary School

Rydon Primary School is a primary school in Newton Abbot, Devon, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 393 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 28% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Rydon Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 41 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 22.7 pupils per teacher. Rydon Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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