Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Borough Road
Torrington
Devon
EX38 7NU
Phone 01805622333
Reference Number 113377

General Makeup

Number of pupils 476
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.52%
Girls: 47.48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 25 33 58
2 36 23 59
3 33 27 60
4 29 36 65
5 32 37 69
6 43 31 74

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.9%
Indian 4.8%
White, Other 2.3%
White & Asian 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2024-12-10
Date Description Report
2024-11-12 School inspection School inspection
2023-09-19 School inspection School inspection
2018-05-01 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-04-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-07-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-07-12 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 48% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4% Unlock Unlock

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 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

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 -2.1 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 2 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Monkleigh Primary School
Monkleigh, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5JY
2.87 miles
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit
Fore Street, Langtree, Torrington, Devon, EX38 8NF
3.73 miles
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School
Beaford, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8LJ
4.29 miles
The Clinton Church of England Primary School
Merton, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 3EQ
4.82 miles
East-the-Water Community Primary School
Mines Road, Bideford, Devon, EX39 4BZ
4.93 miles
Buckland Brewer Primary School
Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5LX
4.99 miles
Name Distance
Great Torrington School
Calvesford Road, Torrington, Devon, EX38 7DJ
0.26 miles
Marland School
Peters Marland, Torrington, Devon, EX38 8QQ
3.74 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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