Watcombe Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 2 2024 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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage-1.2
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.8
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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