Homelands Primary School, Torquay

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Homelands Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders work effectively to ensure that pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school has put in place a well-designed curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have prioritised the early years to ensure that children get off to a secure start."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Staff at Homelands Primary School hold high expectations for disadvantaged pupils and for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders maintain accurate oversight of their school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders provide a well-planned programme for pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work to secure consistently high attendance for pupils, including those who are disadvantaged"; "Leaders should continue to embed strategies for checking that pupils have secured the necessary foundational knowledge, including in relation to spelling and punctuation".

Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 at 2pm and an open day on Monday 7 December 2026 at 2pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Homelands Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Torbay and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 63% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Homelands Primary School as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Homelands Primary School are St Margaret's Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 68% reading, 66% maths); Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay (0.2 miles, Good, 72% reading, 67% maths); St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 70% maths); and Upton St James CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 60% reading, 53% maths).

Homelands Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

43 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Homelands Primary School (as of April 2026): 72% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 10% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (81%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (10%).

39.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Asian (8%).

Homelands Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Torre Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Homelands Primary School (opposite), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 416 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Torbay (245), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Homelands Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Homelands Primary School are St Cuthbert Mayne School (0.3 miles), The Spires College (0.4 miles), Torquay Academy (0.6 miles) and Torquay Girls' Grammar School (1.1 miles).