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Umberleigh Primary Academy

Primary Ages 2-11 94 pupils Umberleigh
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Umberleigh Primary Academy is an academy converter in North Devon for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 94 pupils on roll. In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Dorridge Hill
Umberleigh
Devon
EX37 9AD
Phone 01769540362
Reference Number 141847

General Makeup

Number of pupils 94
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 59.57%
Girls: 40.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 18
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 14.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 6 5 11
2 5 5 10
3 7 4 11
4 9 2 11
5 8 4 12
6 4 2 6

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 97.9%
Irish 2.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 26 Apr 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
26 Apr 2023 School inspection
03 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
07 Nov 2017 Short inspection
08 Apr 2015 Academy conversion letter
12 Sep 2011 Full inspection:
Previously as Umberleigh Community Primary School
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
02 Feb 2007 Full inspection:
15 Oct 2001 Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2022. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school. 7 15 1 1 0 24
2. My child feels safe at this school. 7 15 0 1 1 24
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. 4 16 2 2 0 24
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. 16 2 3 0 2 1
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 3 13 5 2 1 24
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly. 8 6 6 2 1 1
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
8. The school has high expectations for my child. 10 11 1 1 1 24
9. My child does well at this school. 9 12 1 1 1 24
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing. 5 14 4 1 0 24
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. 7 12 3 1 1 24
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. 7 11 4 1 1 24
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 3 13 5 0 3 24
14. I would recommend this school to another parent. 19 5

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 86%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 106
Maths 103

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

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

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Umberleigh Primary Academy had 62 pupils for 56 places. That is 6 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “South Molton rural Primary” planning area

Devon counted 67 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 47 in 2029–30, down 30%.

2015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 56565656565656565656
Pupils 29313535364953666762
Unfilled 48.2%44.6%37.5%37.5%35.7%12.5%5.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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 Umberleigh Primary Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 4.3%3.9%3.0%3.3%1.9%4.7%3.4%3.1%3.9%
Unauthorised absence 0.1%0.2%0.3%0.6%2.2%1.1%1.4%1.8%1.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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, 0.0% of pupils at Umberleigh Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.04.34.30.00.02.80.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000

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 Umberleigh Primary Academy had 11.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 7.26.27.96.58.110.09.39.89.17.27.2
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%0.0%84.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.3%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 40.0%50.0%33.3%60.0%–14.3%75.0%71.4%62.5%25.0%–
Sick days per teacher 1.71.70.50.7–0.13.61.41.91.1–

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, 11.7% of pupils at Umberleigh Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 3 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 0
Social, emotional and mental health 2 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Hearing impairment 1 0
Physical disability 0 1

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 Umberleigh Primary Academy received £9,598 and spent £9,105 for each of its 72 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £171,000 (£2,380 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Team Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,762 and spending £7,809 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £57,000£76,000£90,000£145,000£163,000£141,000£171,000
per pupil £1,347£1,619£1,423£2,277£2,111£1,850£2,380
In-year balance £35,000£20,000£14,000£38,000£7,000-£9,000£35,000
per pupil £841£426£224£598£85-£121£493

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.

Name Distance
High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy
High Bickington, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9AY
2.21 miles
Swimbridge Church of England Primary School
Barnstaple Hill, Swimbridge, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 0PJ
3.89 miles
Filleigh Community Primary School
Castle Hill, Filleigh, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 0RS
4.24 miles
Landkey Community Primary Academy
Bakery Way, Landkey, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 0LJ
4.63 miles
Bishops Tawton Primary School
School Lane, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 0AE
4.9 miles
Name Distance

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Umberleigh Primary Academy is part of Team Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Umberleigh Primary Academy have?

Umberleigh Primary Academy has 94 pupils on roll.

What age range does Umberleigh Primary Academy cover?

Umberleigh Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Umberleigh Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Umberleigh Primary Academy?

Umberleigh Primary Academy is at Dorridge Hill, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9AD.

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