Chagford Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Newton Abbot, Devon·TQ13 8BZ
Composite score
79.9
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#754
National rank
#62
In South West
#14
In Devon
Top 5%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
87%
% achieving higher RWM
20%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
21 first choices, 21 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
24
any preference, for 21 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020230.9220241.0020251.002026

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

Every child who put Chagford Church of England 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
2–11
Pupils on roll
140
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
19.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
13.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,740
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Chagford Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Newton Abbot, Devon, Chagford Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 140 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 31.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 20% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Chagford Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 21 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 13.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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