Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary SchoolSandford School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crediton.

Summary of the comparison

Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School and Sandford School are primary schools in Crediton.

  • Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sandford School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School was judged Good and Sandford 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 46.0% for Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School and 62.0% for Sandford School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Sandford School (62.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School versus Sandford School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CreditonCheriton Fitzpaine Primary SchoolCreditonSandford SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking19th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure90th of 303 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll94 78
Capacity115 210
LocationCrediton, EX17 4AN Crediton, EX17 4NE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% 62.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census94 78
Free school meals (ever 6)14.5% 14.1%
English as an additional language0.0% 2.6%
SEN support11.7% 15.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 7.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.1% 7.9% 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.

Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School

Sandford School

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