Widecombe-in-the-Moor PrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast are primary schools.

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary is ahead on our composite score.
Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary was judged Good and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast was judged in need of attention.
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 61.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast.
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 held broadly level at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast (63.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary versus St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	Newton AbbotWidecombe-in-the-Moor Primary	BuckfastleighSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast	England average
Overview
Our score	B76/100Stronger figure	C55/100
Local ranking	13th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure	138th of 303 in Devon
Inspection	Ofsted: GoodStronger figure	Ofsted: Needs attention
School type	Academy converter	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	91	163
Capacity	90	110
Location	Newton Abbot, TQ13 7TB	Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0EA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	85.0% Stronger figure	61.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	15.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	109.0 Stronger figure	104.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	100.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	91	163
Free school meals (ever 6)	7.7%	42.5%
English as an additional language	2.2%	0.0%
SEN support	14.3%	9.8%
SEN with an EHC plan	3.3%	8.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.7% Stronger figure	6.0%	6.2%
Persistent absence	9.5% Stronger figure	15.5%	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.