Widecombe-in-the-Moor PrimaryIlsington Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newton Abbot.

Summary of the comparison

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary and Ilsington Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Newton Abbot.

  • Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Ilsington Church of England Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary is ahead on our composite score.

  • Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary was judged Good and Ilsington Church of England 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 85.0% for Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary and 75.0% for Ilsington Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary (69.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Ilsington Church of England Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary versus Ilsington Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Newton AbbotWidecombe-in-the-Moor PrimaryNewton AbbotIlsington Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureB73/100
Local ranking13th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure23rd of 303 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll91 98
Capacity90 80
LocationNewton Abbot, TQ13 7TB Newton Abbot, TQ13 9RE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard85.0% Stronger figure75.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 109.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census91 98
Free school meals (ever 6)7.7% 5.0%
English as an additional language2.2% 0.0%
SEN support14.3% 13.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 6.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.5% 6.1% 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.

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary

Ilsington Church of England Primary School

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