Bovey Tracey Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Newton Abbot, Devon·TQ13 9HZ
Composite score
44.2
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#9,430
National rank
#957
In South West
#154
In Devon
Top 64%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
32 first choices, 32 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
44
any preference, for 32 places

Every child who put Bovey Tracey Academy 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
238
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,630
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Bovey Tracey Academy at a glance

Located in Newton Abbot, Devon, Bovey Tracey Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 238 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). 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 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Bovey Tracey Academy their first choice was offered one of its 32 Reception places. There are about 24.0 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Bovey Tracey Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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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