Ashburton Primary SchoolWidecombe-in-the-Moor Primary

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

Summary of the comparison

Ashburton Primary School and Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary are primary schools in Newton Abbot.

Ashburton Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary is ahead on our composite score.
Ashburton Primary School was judged Good and Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary 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 59.0% for Ashburton Primary School and 85.0% for Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary.
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 risen at Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary (69.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25).

Ashburton Primary School versus Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	Newton AbbotAshburton Primary School	Newton AbbotWidecombe-in-the-Moor Primary	England average
Overview
Our score	C57/100	B76/100Stronger figure
Local ranking	120th of 303 in Devon	13th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	187	91
Capacity	210	90
Location	Newton Abbot, TQ13 7DW	Newton Abbot, TQ13 7TB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	59.0%	85.0% Stronger figure	62.0%
At higher standard	14.0%	15.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	105.0	109.0 Stronger figure	106.0
Maths average scaled score	104.0	107.0 Stronger figure	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	187	91
Free school meals (ever 6)	20.9%	7.7%
English as an additional language	5.3%	2.2%
SEN support	10.7%	14.3%
SEN with an EHC plan	9.1%	3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.0%	5.7% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	15.2%	9.5% Stronger figure	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.