Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School, Kingsbridge
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a wonderfully nurturing village school where children arrive excited and eager to learn. The school excels in reading, writing and maths, with pupils achieving well above national levels, and provides exceptional support for all learners including those with additional needs. Beyond academics, the school enriches children's lives through activities like swimming galas, outdoor residential trips, and meaningful leadership roles.
Key Strengths
- Exceptionally warm, welcoming environment with excellent attendance and behaviour
- Outstanding phonics and mathematics teaching, with pupils achieving well above national averages
- Highly inclusive approach with excellent support for disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs
- Rich personal development programme including swimming, outdoor education, and leadership opportunities
- Strong early years provision with children reaching above national developmental outcomes
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' knowledge in wider curriculum subjects (geography, art, Spanish) is less secure
- Quality of written work and verbal responses in some subjects doesn't match high standards in core areas
- Subject knowledge and teaching in non-core subjects needs strengthening
- Assessment and questioning in lessons doesn't always check pupils have fully secured learning before moving on
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming galas, filmmaking club, surfing, sailing, outdoor education centre residential visits with bushcraft, sports clubs, art clubs, musical clubs
Aveton Gifford is a highly nurturing Church of England primary school where pupils thrive in a caring, joyful environment with strong attendance and positive behaviour. The school excels in reading, writing and mathematics but needs to strengthen teaching and pupil knowledge across the wider curriculum.
At a Glance
10.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 79%. Maths has improved from 75% to 100%. Writing has improved from 69% to 93%.
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
18.0
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
139%
Over capacity
97 pupils
70 capacity
27 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Kingsbridge
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Kingsbridge
Admissions Demand - Devon
Places available
9,263
Applications
6,758
Got 1st preference
96.2%
Got preferred school
98.9%
Primary admissions across Devon (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.02533%
Overall absence
7.44681%
Persistent absence
94
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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