Kings Nympton Community Primary School

Kings Nympton Community Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where pupils feel cared for and valued. The school has effectively prioritized reading and mathematics, leading to strong outcomes for students in these subjects. Leaders and staff demonstrate high expectations, work collaboratively, and maintain a focus on pupil welfare, contributing to a positive school culture. However, the curriculum lacks coherence in some areas, particularly in geography and history, impacting the depth of knowledge pupils acquire across subjects. Additionally, there is a noted need for improvement in promoting cultural diversity understanding among students.

Strengths

• Pupils feel supported and well cared for in a nurturing environment.
• High expectations from leaders for all pupils' achievements.
• Effective prioritization of reading and mathematics with strong outcomes.
• Positive attitudes to learning and high levels of respect among pupils.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they access the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects in the curriculum lack coherent design and sequencing.
• Pupils' understanding of cultural diversity is underdeveloped.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kings Nympton Community Primary School attended 89.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 35.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2023–24, 7.4% of pupils at Kings Nympton Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.0%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2023–24 Kings Nympton Community Primary School had 27.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.8). Of its teachers in 2023–24, 100.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 17.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2020–21 Kings Nympton Community Primary School received £8,999 and spent £8,400 for each of its 44 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £77,000 (£1,756 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Kings Nympton Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kings Nympton Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Kings Nympton Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kings Nympton Community Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Kings Nympton Community Primary School have?

Kings Nympton Community Primary School has 17 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kings Nympton Community Primary School cover?

Kings Nympton Community Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Kings Nympton Community Primary School?

Kings Nympton Community Primary School is at Kings Nympton, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9SP.