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Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 22 pupils Okehampton
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Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Okehampton for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 22 pupils on roll.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Northlew
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 3PB
Phone 01409221420
Reference Number 145340

General Makeup

Number of pupils 22
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 59.09%
Girls: 40.91%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 11

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 1 1 2
2 1 Unknown 1
3 1 Unknown 1
4 2 3 5
5 2 1 3
6 3 1 4

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 100%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 08 Jun 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
08 Jun 2022 School inspection
06 Feb 2018 Academy conversion letter
01 May 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School
03 Feb 2010 Full inspection:
04 May 2007 Full inspection:
26 Mar 2001 Full inspection

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

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

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School had 17 pupils for 49 places. 32 places (65.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Okehampton rural Primary” planning area

Devon counted 106 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 115 in 2029–30, up 8%.

2018201920212022202320242025
Places 49494949494949
Pupils 42394139312117
Unfilled 14.3%20.4%16.3%20.4%36.7%57.1%65.3%

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 2023–24 pupils at Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School attended 97.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.5%). 0.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 14.6%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201820192021202220232024
Authorised absence 3.5%4.7%1.8%6.3%4.8%2.5%
Unauthorised absence 0.2%0.3%0.5%1.0%0.9%0.2%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%2.7%3.7%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 2023–24, 0.0% of pupils at Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.0%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2018201920202021202220232024
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000

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 Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School had 6.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2023–24, 100.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 17.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2019202020212022202320242026
Pupils per adult 7.310.38.99.710.04.44.2
Teachers who left state teaching 58.8%0.0%16.7%33.3%0.0%50.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave ––––40.0%––
Sick days per teacher ––––3.8––

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, 13.6% of pupils at Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 2 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 1
Social, emotional and mental health 1 0

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 2023–24 Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School received £16,936 and spent £12,142 for each of its 20 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £0 (-£21 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,097 and spending £8,403 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

201920202021202220232024
Revenue reserve -£24,000£6,000£42,000£22,000£17,000-£0
per pupil -£632£158£1,080£552£550-£21
In-year balance -£15,000£33,000£36,000£69,000£77,000£96,000
per pupil -£402£812£919£1,769£2,489£4,795

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
Boasley Cross Community Primary School
Bratton Clovelly, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4JH
3.35 miles
Highampton Community Primary School
Highampton, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5LE
3.54 miles
Halwill Community Primary School
Dreybury Lane, Halwill, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5XU
3.65 miles
Hatherleigh Community Primary School
South Street, Hatherleigh, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 3JB
3.92 miles
Black Torrington Church of England Primary School
Black Torrington, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5PU
4.78 miles
Name Distance

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Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School is part of Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School have?

Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School has 22 pupils on roll.

What age range does Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School cover?

Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School?

Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School is at Northlew, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 3PB.

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