Monkleigh Primary SchoolGreat Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Monkleigh Primary School and Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Monkleigh Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Monkleigh Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Monkleigh Primary School was judged Good and Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England 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 80.0% for Monkleigh Primary School and 52.0% for Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Monkleigh Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Monkleigh Primary School versus Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BidefordMonkleigh Primary SchoolTorringtonGreat Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking73rd of 303 in Devon Stronger figure228th of 303 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll133 463
Capacity120 530
LocationBideford, EX39 5JY Torrington, EX38 7NU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard27.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census133 463
Free school meals (ever 6)8.8% 22.4%
English as an additional language0.0% 6.5%
SEN support9.8% 25.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% Stronger figure7.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.2% Stronger figure16.5% 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.

Monkleigh Primary School

Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

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