Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery UnitCanada Hill Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit and Canada Hill Community Primary School are primary schools in Newton Abbot.

  • Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Canada Hill Community Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Canada Hill Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit 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 74.0% for Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit and 87.0% for Canada Hill Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit (47.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% 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

Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit versus Canada Hill Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Newton AbbotBradley Barton Primary School and Nursery UnitNewton AbbotCanada Hill Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking213th of 303 in Devon 75th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll462 341
Capacity436 315
LocationNewton Abbot, TQ12 1PR Newton Abbot, TQ12 6YS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% 87.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census462 341
Free school meals (ever 6)14.3% 8.8%
English as an additional language1.5% 0.9%
SEN support18.8% 12.0%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.8% 4.7% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit

Canada Hill Community Primary School

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