Stokenham Area Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Stokenham
Kingsbridge
Devon
TQ7 2SJ
Phone 01548580551
Reference Number 113223

Stokenham Area Primary School is performing well overall, rated 'Good' in most areas but excelling in aspects of behavior and early years provision. The school has a strong emphasis on high expectations for all pupils and successfully nurtures important values such as kindness and responsibility. With a well-structured curriculum that prepares students for future learning, the school's emphasis on reading is particularly notable. However, this is the school’s first inspection since its previous 'Outstanding' rating 12 years ago, and it reflects changes under a new framework, highlighting the importance of adaptability in a changing educational landscape.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 207
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.21%
Girls: 48.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 12 27
2 12 20 32
3 13 20 33
4 9 17 26
5 23 10 33
6 19 11 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.8%
White, Other 1.9%
Irish 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 27 Feb 2024
Date Report
27 Feb 2024 School inspection:
24 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2009 Full inspection:
04 Dec 2006 Full inspection:
05 Mar 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate exceptional behavior and positive attitudes to learning.
  • The school provides a broad and varied curriculum.
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • The reading curriculum is ambitious and well-structured.
  • Early years provision is outstanding and well-planned.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a few subjects, key knowledge is not identified precisely, leading to superficial understanding.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 79%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 110
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8
Writing 0.2
Maths -1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 1 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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