Abbotskerswell Primary SchoolCanada Hill Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newton Abbot.

Summary of the comparison

Abbotskerswell Primary School and Canada Hill Community Primary School are primary schools in Newton Abbot.

  • Abbotskerswell Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Canada Hill Community Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Abbotskerswell Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbotskerswell Primary School was judged Good and Canada Hill Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 71.0% for Abbotskerswell Primary School and 87.0% for Canada Hill Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Abbotskerswell Primary School (85.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Canada Hill Community Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbotskerswell Primary School versus Canada Hill Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Newton AbbotAbbotskerswell Primary SchoolNewton AbbotCanada Hill Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking27th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure75th of 303 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll102 341
Capacity110 315
LocationNewton Abbot, TQ12 5NS Newton Abbot, TQ12 6YS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% 87.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census102 341
Free school meals (ever 6)11.8% 8.8%
English as an additional language2.9% 0.9%
SEN support8.8% 12.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure3.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.1% Stronger figure4.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Abbotskerswell Primary School

Canada Hill Community Primary School

Full profiles: Abbotskerswell Primary School · Canada Hill Community Primary School