Wilcombe Primary SchoolTidcombe Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Wilcombe Primary School and Tidcombe Primary School are primary schools in Tiverton.

  • Wilcombe Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Tidcombe Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wilcombe Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wilcombe Primary School was judged the expected standard and Tidcombe 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 17.0% for Wilcombe Primary School and 70.0% for Tidcombe Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Wilcombe Primary School (93.0% in 2022-23, 17.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Tidcombe Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wilcombe Primary School versus Tidcombe Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TivertonWilcombe Primary SchoolTivertonTidcombe Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking70th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure86th of 303 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll167 167
Capacity200 210
LocationTiverton, EX16 4AL Tiverton, EX16 4BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard17.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score99.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census167 167
Free school meals (ever 6)43.2% 13.6%
English as an additional language2.4% 3.6%
SEN support16.8% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan16.8% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 3.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.4% 7.1% 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.

Wilcombe Primary School

Tidcombe Primary School

Full profiles: Wilcombe Primary School · Tidcombe Primary School