Broadhempston Village Primary School

Broadhempston Village Primary School is a small, 54-pupil primary in the Link Academy Trust. This was its first section 5 inspection, and under current arrangements it did not receive an overall effectiveness grade. Inspectors found the quality of education good, leadership and management good, and behaviour and personal development outstanding. Safeguarding is effective. The early years phase was not graded because too few children were on roll at the time. The school provides a broad, ambitious and memorable curriculum, and pupils achieve well, particularly in English and mathematics by the end of key stage 2. Early reading is a notable strength: pupils are almost always proficient word readers by the end of Year 1 because staff provide determined support when needed. Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary, attendance is high, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. Personal development is exceptional, with pupils taking part in a wide range of leadership and citizenship opportunities and contributing strongly to school life and the wider community. The main areas for improvement concern assessment and early writing. The information teachers gain from checking pupils’ learning is not used consistently well to adapt teaching, which occasionally limits pupils’ learning. Some pupils in key stage 1 do not secure the knowledge needed to write accurate sentences before they are expected to produce extended writing in key stage 2, and gaps in their knowledge persist. The school has begun focused work to address this, but it is too early to see the impact.

Strengths

• Broad, ambitious and memorable curriculum across subjects
• Highly effective early reading teaching and support
• Exemplary pupil behaviour and eagerness to learn
• Exceptional personal development and leadership opportunities
• Strong pupil voice in planning extracurricular activities
• Very high attendance, including among disadvantaged pupils
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, including speech, language and emotional needs
• Positive engagement with parents and the trust
• Pupils are well prepared to assess risks and keep themselves safe
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Formative assessment information is not used consistently well to adapt teaching
• Some key stage 1 pupils do not secure the knowledge needed to write accurate sentences
• Gaps in early writing knowledge persist and make extended writing difficult in key stage 2
• Curriculum adaptations are not precise enough for some pupils’ different starting points

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 Broadhempston Village Primary School attended 98.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.9% 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 Broadhempston Village 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 Broadhempston Village Primary School had 14.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% 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, 20.9% of pupils at Broadhempston Village Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 Broadhempston Village Primary School received £10,870 and spent £10,307 for each of its 54 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £23,000 (£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 Totnes · Devon local authority: places and applications

Broadhempston Village Primary School is part of Link Academy Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Landscove Church of England Primary School Nr Ashburton
• Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School Newton Abbot
• Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Newton Abbot
• Harbertonford Church of England Primary School Totnes
• Ilsington Church of England Primary School Newton Abbot
• Stoke Gabriel Primary School Totnes
• Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School Totnes
• Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary Newton Abbot
• Hennock Community Primary School Newton Abbot
• Moretonhampstead Primary School Newton Abbot

What is Broadhempston Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Broadhempston Village Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Broadhempston Village Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Broadhempston Village Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Broadhempston Village Primary School have?

Broadhempston Village Primary School has 43 pupils on roll.

What age range does Broadhempston Village Primary School cover?

Broadhempston Village Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Broadhempston Village Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Broadhempston Village Primary School?

Broadhempston Village Primary School is at Broadhempston, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6BL.