Wilcombe Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Tiverton, Devon
EX16 4AL
Composite score
11.0

School overview

Wilcombe Primary School is a primary school serving Tiverton, Devon, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 167 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 17% 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 fallen by 28.0 percentage points compared with the previous 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 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 43% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Wilcombe 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 further down the page.

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National rank
#1601
In South West
#263
In Devon
Top 99%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
17%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
99.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
99.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 10/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 167 % FSM ever-6 43.2% % EAL 2.4% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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