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Watcombe Primary School

Moor Lane, Torquay, TQ2 8NU

Local ranking24th of 31 primary schools in Torbay
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

242

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
37.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
56.0%
Writing (Expected)
48.0%
Maths (Expected)
48.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
44.0%
Reading avg scaled score
99.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
100.0
Cohort Size
27

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
225
Boys
114 (51%)
Girls
111 (49%)
Capacity
242 (93% full)
SEND
32.5%
FSM Eligible
34.4%
EAL
2.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
8.9%
SEN Support
23.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
11.1
Budget per Pupil
£8,080/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 89.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.2%
  • White Other: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.3%
  • Asian Other: 1.3%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.9%
  • Other: 0.9%

89.3%

White British

2.2%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

1.8%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
113233
UKPRN
10070852
Establishment No.
2460

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