Abbotskerswell Primary SchoolDecoy Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Abbotskerswell Primary School and Decoy Primary School are primary schools in Newton Abbot.

  • Abbotskerswell Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Decoy Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Abbotskerswell Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbotskerswell Primary School was judged Good and Decoy 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 48.0% for Decoy 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 fallen at Decoy Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbotskerswell Primary School versus Decoy Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Newton AbbotAbbotskerswell Primary SchoolNewton AbbotDecoy Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking27th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure129th of 303 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll102 430
Capacity110 420
LocationNewton Abbot, TQ12 5NS Newton Abbot, TQ12 1DH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure48.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census102 430
Free school meals (ever 6)11.8% 20.7%
English as an additional language2.9% 1.6%
SEN support8.8% 19.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.1% Stronger figure10.1% 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

Decoy Primary School

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