Watcombe Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Unique reference
- 113233
- Address
- Moor Lane, TQ2 8NU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 230 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.7%
White British 88.7%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 1.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Chinese 1.7%
Other 1.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage-1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Watcombe Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 10 8 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 4 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 27 13 14 |
| Year 1 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 2 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 3 | 24 14 10 |
| Year 4 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 5 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 6 | 28 13 15 |