Sherford Vale School & Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 25 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Devon
Unique reference
145907
Address
Hercules Road, GB, PL9 8FA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
258 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
1.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.5%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.4%
Other White 2.3%
Indian 1.9%
Irish 1.6%
Mixed 1.6%
Pakistani 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
African 0.4%
Unclassified 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-0.5
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage0
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 15%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Sherford Vale School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
38
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
40
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
32
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
37
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
14
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 classes26.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
4
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
28
14
14
Reception, Full-time
30
12
18
Year 1
32
13
19
Year 2
39
19
20
Year 3
38
24
14
Year 4
32
18
14
Year 5
26
12
14
Year 6
27
19
8
Year 2023-2024

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