Hemyock Primary School, Cullompton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
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
Hemyock Primary School creates a warm, caring environment where pupils thrive and develop strong relationships with staff. The school is particularly skilled at supporting children with additional needs, ensuring they learn alongside their peers with appropriate adapted resources. Leaders work hard to broaden pupils' horizons through experiences like visits to London and provide many enrichment activities to help every child discover and develop their talents.
Key Strengths
- Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities achieve well from their starting points with consistent support in foundational skills
- Calm, orderly environment with high standards of behaviour and strong relationships between staff and pupils
- Well-constructed curriculum with secure subject knowledge and effective staff training
- Strong inclusion practices ensuring disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND are fully supported and participate in all opportunities
- Leaders have brought stability and focus to the school with strong support from the trust
Areas for Improvement
- Early years teaching is inconsistent and children do not develop language and foundational skills effectively enough
- Phonics outcomes need improvement, though targeted professional development is helping
- In some subjects, teachers do not check and address pupils' misunderstandings well enough, resulting in knowledge gaps
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Running club, construction club, gymnastics, dodgeball competitions, archery, key stage 2 visit to London, summer fetes, harvest festivals, class assemblies
Hemyock Primary School is moving from strength to strength after a period of turbulence, with pupils mostly well prepared for their next stage of education by the end of key stage 2. The school has an open culture of safeguarding where concerns are actively identified and managed.
At a Glance
9.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 84%. Maths has declined from 88% to 77%. Writing has declined from 88% to 67%.
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
31.0
KS2
8
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
212 pupils
226 capacity
14 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Cullompton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Cullompton
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)
Inspection History(6)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.56389%
Overall absence
6.32184%
Persistent absence
174
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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