Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Nov 12 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Devon
Unique reference
113377
Address
Borough Road, EX38 7NU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
463 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
50.5%
Girls
49.5%
First language not English
6.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.7%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.9%
Indian 3.5%
Other White 2.6%
Mixed 1.9%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingAverage-1
MathsBelow average-2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 41%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
65
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
65
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
65
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
29
15
14
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
7
2
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
6
2
Reception, Full-time
54
25
29
Year 1
51
30
21
Year 2
62
28
34
Year 3
57
33
24
Year 4
56
30
26
Year 5
65
30
35
Year 6
66
30
36
Year 2024-2025

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