Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary School remains a good institution, reflecting a commitment to providing a supportive and engaging environment for its students. The headteacher is visible and approachable, contributing to the school's warm atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued. Parents appreciate the school's nurturing approach and the range of extracurricular activities available to students, which enhance their learning experience. Notably, the school is effective in supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring they have access to the same curriculum as their peers.

Strengths

• Pupils are well-mannered and take pride in their school.
• Strong focus on phonics and reading from the early years.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, tailored to individual needs.
• Broad curriculum that includes enrichment activities beyond academics.
• Leaders and staff are committed to school improvement and professional development.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack well-developed sequencing, affecting depth of knowledge.

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 Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% 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 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 2025–26 Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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 2025–26, 10.8% of pupils at Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary received £8,099 and spent £7,831 for each of its 91 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £39,000 (£425 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of Link Academy Trust, income was £9,193 and spending £9,372 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Newton Abbot · Devon local authority: places and applications

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary is part of Link Academy Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Ilsington Church of England Primary School Newton Abbot
• Moretonhampstead Primary School Newton Abbot
• Landscove Church of England Primary School Nr Ashburton
• Hennock Community Primary School Newton Abbot
• Broadhempston Village Primary School Totnes
• Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School Newton Abbot
• Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Newton Abbot
• Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School Exeter
• Tedburn St Mary School Exeter
• Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School Totnes

What is Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary have?

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary has 93 pupils on roll.

What age range does Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary cover?

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary?

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary is at Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7TB.