Hayward's Primary School, Crediton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hayward's is a warm, welcoming school where all children thrive, particularly those with additional needs or disadvantages. The school provides an impressive range of activities and experiences that help develop confident, caring young people with a strong sense of responsibility. Staff build strong relationships with families and create a happy environment where pupils are proud to belong.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils through effective strategies including an inclusion classroom and the 'Hub'
- Phonics screening check outcomes significantly above the national average
- Broad, ambitious curriculum that is well-sequenced, allowing pupils to build on prior learning
- Strong personal development offer with extensive enrichment activities and experiences beyond the curriculum
- Positive school culture where pupils feel they belong, with rare bullying and swift staff responses to concerns
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils who could achieve higher standards by the end of key stage 2 do not do so
- Need to continue strengthening the overall quality of teaching across the school
- Further work needed to strengthen pupils' outcomes in line with leaders' and governors' determination
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed, ensuring pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, pet care, community and school event support, ambassador roles, coaching and journaling sessions, Hayward's Heroes programme
Hayward's Primary School is a highly inclusive primary school where pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe, with leaders placing disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs at the forefront of decision-making.
At a Glance
22.3%
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 60% to 85%. Maths has improved from 65% to 70%. Writing has improved from 71% to 77%.
Class Sizes
28.5
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
28.4
KS2
14
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
403 pupils
420 capacity
17 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Crediton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Crediton
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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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1276%
Overall absence
11.94444%
Persistent absence
360
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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