Okehampton Primary School and Foundation UnitSouth Tawton Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit and South Tawton Primary School are primary schools in Okehampton.

  • Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and South Tawton Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). South Tawton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit was judged Good and South Tawton 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 55.0% for Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit and 58.0% for South Tawton Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit (24.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at South Tawton Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit versus South Tawton Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OkehamptonOkehampton Primary School and Foundation UnitOkehamptonSouth Tawton Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF38/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking244th of 303 in Devon 36th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll442 202
Capacity630 210
LocationOkehampton, EX20 1JB Okehampton, EX20 2LG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard55.0% 58.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census442 202
Free school meals (ever 6)28.0% 12.2%
English as an additional language9.3% 0.0%
SEN support14.0% 8.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.7% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.4% 10.9% 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.

Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit

South Tawton Primary School

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