Broadhempston Village Primary School, Totnes
Broadhempston Village Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Totnes, part of Link Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 10 schools in Totnes with published results, and 2,457th of 14,452 across England. It was 77% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Devon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Broadhempston Village Primary School in detail
Broadhempston Village Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud to welcome you to Broadhempston Primary School - a small, friendly and inclusive school set in the beautiful Devon countryside. At the heart of our school is a warm and vibrant community where every child is recognised as an individual and encouraged to thrive both academically and personally."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Broadhempston Village Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Devon and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 100% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Broadhempston Village Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 2 families put Broadhempston Village Primary School as their first choice and 5 named it as one of their preferences, for 3 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Broadhempston Village Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Broadhempston Village Primary School are Landscove Church of England Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 100% reading, 92% maths); Denbury Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 81% reading, 69% maths); Ipplepen Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 95% reading, 86% maths); and Dartington Church of England Academy (2.6 miles, 86% reading, 78% maths).
Broadhempston Village Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Landscove Church of England Primary SchoolDenbury Primary SchoolIpplepen Primary SchoolDartington Church of England Academy
The trust
Broadhempston Village Primary School is one of 23 schools run by Link Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Broadhempston Village Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 88% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (88%).
Who goes there
14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (91%) and other ethnic groups (7%).
In 2026, 9 pupils (20.9%) received SEN support and 1 (2.3%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Staffing
Broadhempston Village Primary School had 4 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Staverton (South Devon Railway), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Square (nw-bound), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Devon (16).
Suspensions and exclusions
Broadhempston Village Primary School 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 multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; 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
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
This is a small school with a remarkable reach. Pupils look for ways to make a positive difference. For example, they deliver 'bags of kindness' to their neighbours. Pupils appreciate how life is different in other countries and cultures. This year, they have teamed up with some children in Uganda for a project in which they will each grow garden produce and compare notes.
Pupils look out for each other. They understand and accept each other's differences. They recognise when someone needs help and step in. The school teaches pupils to become problem solvers. As a result, pupils resolve conflicts for themselves. Older pupils show a high degree of maturity when leading the younger ones in play. Pupils of all ages reflect the school's high expectations of themselves and each other. Behaviour is exemplary.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school provides a broad and memorable curriculum. Pupils gain detailed knowledge across different subjects and participate keenly in discussions. The curriculum is ambitious. For example, pupils in key stage 1 make an early start to learning Spanish. Many pupils achieve high standards in English and mathematics by the end of key stage 2.
The teaching of early reading is consistently effective. Pupils are almost always proficient word readers by the end of Year 1. This is down to the determined support provided by staff when pupils struggle. Pupils' early success in reading means that they enjoy literature as they grow older. Older pupils develop sophisticated interests in different genres. They influence one another by sharing favourite authors.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its June 2013 inspection - up from Good.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
14.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
27 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 100% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 100% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 83% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Broadhempston Village Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Broadhempston Village Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Broadhempston Village Primary School 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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
Your chances of a place at Broadhempston Village Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
54 pupils
70 places
16 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Totnes
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Totnes
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
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
9
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
23.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
43
Total Pupils
14
Boys
29
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
10.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,765
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,774
Per pupil
£514k
Total funding
£8k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
2.0%
Overall absence
1.9%
Persistent absence
53
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Broadhempston Village Primary School
What are SATs results like at Broadhempston Village Primary School?
Of the pupils at Broadhempston Village Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 92% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Broadhempston Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Broadhempston Village Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Broadhempston Village Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Broadhempston Village Primary School is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Broadhempston Village Primary School?
Broadhempston Village Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 77% of its 70 places.
How many pupils go to Broadhempston Village Primary School?
Broadhempston Village Primary School has around 43 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Broadhempston Village Primary School?
2% of sessions were missed at Broadhempston Village Primary School in 2024/25. 1.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Broadhempston Village Primary School?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming Broadhempston Village Primary School 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 Broadhempston Village Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Broadhempston Village Primary School?
Broadhempston Village Primary School is at Broadhempston, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)