Kilmington Primary SchoolShute Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Kilmington Primary School and Shute Community Primary School are primary schools in Axminster.

  • Kilmington Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Shute Community Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kilmington Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kilmington Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Shute Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for Kilmington Primary School and 71.0% for Shute Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Kilmington Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Shute Community Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kilmington Primary School versus Shute Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AxminsterKilmington Primary SchoolAxminsterShute Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking96th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure134th of 303 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll70 78
Capacity105 90
LocationAxminster, EX13 7RG Axminster, EX13 7QR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census70 78
Free school meals (ever 6)15.7% 6.4%
English as an additional language4.3% 2.6%
SEN support8.6% 6.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.1% 5.7% 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.

Kilmington Primary School

Shute Community Primary School

Full profiles: Kilmington Primary School · Shute Community Primary School