Bovey Tracey Academy, Newton Abbot
Bovey Tracey Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Newton Abbot, part of Learning Academy Partnership (south West). Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 16th-highest of the 27 schools in Newton Abbot with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Devon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Bovey Tracey Academy in detail
Bovey Tracey Academy in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, drama, choir, gardening and Spanish.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £3 per session.
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Bovey Tracey Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Devon and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Bovey Tracey Academy
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Bovey Tracey Academy as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bovey Tracey Academy are Hennock Community Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 89% maths); St Catherine's CofE Primary School (2 miles, Good, 58% reading, 68% maths); Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School (2 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths); and Ilsington Church of England Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths).
Bovey Tracey Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Hennock Community Primary SchoolSt Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolChudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary SchoolIlsington Church of England Primary School
The trust
Bovey Tracey Academy is one of 22 schools run by Learning Academy Partnership (south West), an academy trust.
Who goes there
1.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 35 pupils (14.3%) received SEN support and 6 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Bovey Tracey Academy had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Bovey Tracey Academy.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pharmacy, 150 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Bovey Tracey Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Bovey Tracey Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2024. Before that, as Bovey Tracey Primary School (URN 113187), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2022.
At a Glance
23.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
27.2
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
27.4
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Bovey Tracey Academy
Year4 Visit To Shallowford Farm
9 Jun 2026
Phase 2 Visit to Dartmoor
9 Jun 2026
Explorer Dome Visits Our School!
20 Apr 2026
Animal encounters
30 Jan 2026
Snow White panto
30 Jan 2026
Christmas Jumper Day 2025
15 Dec 2025
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bovey Tracey Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bovey Tracey Academy is in Devon; for families living there:
- Devon's school travel policy: Free school transport
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
238 pupils
280 places
42 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Newton Abbot
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Newton Abbot
Across Devon council
Places available
9,014
Applications
6,494
Got 1st preference
96.5%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Devon council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
35
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
16.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
245
Total Pupils
132
Boys
113
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
16.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,920
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,582
Per pupil
£1479k
Total funding
£73k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
9.1%
Persistent absence
209
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Bovey Tracey Academy
What are SATs results like at Bovey Tracey Academy?
Of the pupils at Bovey Tracey Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Bovey Tracey Academy's Ofsted rating?
Bovey Tracey Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2024. Before that, as Bovey Tracey Primary School (URN 113187), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2022.
What is the catchment area for Bovey Tracey Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Bovey Tracey Academy is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bovey Tracey Academy?
Bovey Tracey Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 280 places.
How big are the classes at Bovey Tracey Academy?
Classes at Bovey Tracey Academy average 27.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Bovey Tracey Academy?
Bovey Tracey Academy has around 245 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bovey Tracey Academy?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Bovey Tracey Academy in 2024/25. 9.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bovey Tracey Academy?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming Bovey Tracey Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Bovey Tracey Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bovey Tracey Academy?
Bovey Tracey Academy is at Abbey Road, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9HZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)