Princetown Community Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Princetown
Tavistock Road
Yelverton
Devon
PL20 6QE
Phone 01822890245
Reference Number 147494

Princetown Community Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all inspection areas including the quality of education, behavior, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The staff fosters a positive learning environment where pupils are happy, well-behaved, and engage enthusiastically with their studies. The school has high expectations for student achievement and actively promotes community involvement, enhancing pupils' personal development. Notably, the school has not been inspected under section 5 before this report, marking this as a significant evaluation in its recent history as an academy.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 48
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.17%
Girls: 45.83%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 60.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 6 15
2 2 2 4
3 3 4 7
4 1 Unknown 1
5 7 2 9
6 1 5 6

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 97.9%
Mixed, Other 2.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 07 Feb 2024
Date Report
07 Feb 2024 School inspection:
05 Oct 2019 Academy conversion letter
18 Jun 2019 Full inspection:
Previously as Princetown Community Primary School
18 Jun 2019 Full inspection:
31 Jan 2017 Full inspection:
31 Jan 2017 Full inspection:
19 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
19 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
22 Sep 2010 Monitoring visit
22 Sep 2010 Monitoring visit
10 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
10 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
11 May 2006 Full inspection:
11 May 2006 Full inspection:
22 May 2000 Full inspection
22 May 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy coming to school and demonstrate good behavior.
  • Strong community engagement through initiatives like the soup kitchen.
  • Effective reading programs supported by a systematic phonics approach.
  • High-quality early years provision that encourages independent learning.
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some areas of the curriculum are not implemented as intended, affecting depth of knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 17%
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 96
Maths 94

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

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

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Name Distance
Lady Modiford's Church of England Primary School
Walkhampton, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6JR
4.22 miles
Meavy Church of England Primary School
Meavy, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6PJ
4.89 miles
Name Distance
Heather Bridge School
Princetown Road, Dousland, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6NN
4.43 miles
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