Ashburton Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Ashburton Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast are primary schools.

Ashburton Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ashburton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Ashburton Primary School was judged Good and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast was judged in need of attention.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 59.0% for Ashburton Primary School and 61.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Ashburton Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast (63.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Ashburton Primary School versus St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	Newton AbbotAshburton Primary School	BuckfastleighSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast	England average
Overview
Our score	C57/100Stronger figure	C55/100
Local ranking	120th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure	138th of 303 in Devon
Inspection	Ofsted: GoodStronger figure	Ofsted: Needs attention
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	187	163
Capacity	210	110
Location	Newton Abbot, TQ13 7DW	Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0EA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	59.0%	61.0% Stronger figure	62.0%
At higher standard	14.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	105.0 Stronger figure	104.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	104.0 Stronger figure	100.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	187	163
Free school meals (ever 6)	20.9%	42.5%
English as an additional language	5.3%	0.0%
SEN support	10.7%	9.8%
SEN with an EHC plan	9.1%	8.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.0%	6.0% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	15.2% Stronger figure	15.5%	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.