Beer Church of England Primary School

Beer Church of England Primary School has shown notable progress since its previous inspection, moving from a requires improvement grade to good overall. The school provides a safe and harmonious environment where pupils feel valued and are encouraged to express themselves. Parents express overwhelming satisfaction with the staff and the support provided for their children. The curriculum is well-developed, enabling pupils to engage in various subjects, while the early years provision stands out as exceptional, equipping children with essential skills in a supportive setting.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a supportive and safe learning environment.
• Curriculum development reflects a commitment to pupil engagement.
• Exceptional early years provision prepares children well for future learning.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High levels of parental satisfaction with the school's performance.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack sufficient adaptation of the curriculum to meet pupils' needs, impacting learning success.

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 Beer Church of England Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Beer Church of England Primary School 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 Beer Church of England Primary School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.2% 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, 17.0% of pupils at Beer Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 Beer Church of England Primary School received £8,618 and spent £8,053 for each of its 84 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £23,000 (£275 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of St Christopher'S C of E (Primary) Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,883 and spending £7,074 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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Beer Church of England Primary School is part of St Christopher'S C of E (Primary) Multi Academy Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• All Saints Church of England Primary School Axminster
• St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Exeter
• Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School Exeter
• Ladysmith Junior School Exeter
• St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School Exeter
• St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery Exeter
• Tidcombe Primary School Tiverton
• St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School Torquay
• All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School Torquay
• Upton St James CofE Primary School Torquay

What is Beer Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Beer Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Beer Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Beer Church of England Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Beer Church of England Primary School have?

Beer Church of England Primary School has 94 pupils on roll.

What age range does Beer Church of England Primary School cover?

Beer Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Beer Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Beer Church of England Primary School?

Beer Church of England Primary School is at Mare Lane, Beer, Seaton, Devon, EX12 3NB.