Combe Pafford SchoolSt Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Combe Pafford School and St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School in Torquay.

  • Combe Pafford School was judged Good and St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery 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 0.0% for Combe Pafford School and 53.0% for St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Combe Pafford School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School (26.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Combe Pafford School versus St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TorquayCombe Pafford SchoolTorquaySt Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored D40/100
Local rankingNot ranked29th of 31 in Torbay
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy special converter Academy converter
PhaseNot reportedPrimary
Age range8-19 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll257 267
Capacity244 315
LocationTorquay, TQ2 8NL Torquay, TQ1 4QH
GCSE results
Attainment 85.6 Not reported46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths2.6% Not reported45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths5.1% Not reported64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% Not reported40.5%
EBacc average point score0.22 Not reported4.09
Cohort39 Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% 53.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 2.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census257 267
Free school meals (ever 6)60.2% 31.9%
English as an additional language1.2% 5.6%
SEN support0.0% 25.1%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence9.8% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.0% 7.7% 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.

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.

Combe Pafford School

St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School

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