Princetown Community Primary School, Yelverton
Princetown Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Yelverton, part of An Daras Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 5 schools in Yelverton with published results, and 14,434th of 14,452 across England. It was 67% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- 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
Princetown Community Primary School in detail
Princetown Community Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 5:00pm.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils at Princetown Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 17% 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 Princetown Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Princetown Community Primary School as their first choice, for 11 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Princetown Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Princetown Community Primary School are Lady Modiford's Church of England Primary School (4.2 miles, Good); Meavy Church of England Primary School (4.9 miles, Good, 71% reading, 82% maths); and Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School (5.1 miles, Good, 79% reading, 88% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Princetown Community Primary School.
Lady Modiford's Church of England Primary SchoolMeavy Church of England Primary SchoolHorrabridge Primary & Nursery School
The trust
Princetown Community Primary School is one of 11 schools run by An Daras Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
54.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 8 pupils (15.7%) received SEN support and 4 (7.8%) 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
Princetown Community Primary School had 3 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 Princetown Community Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (se-bound), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 8 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Devon (16).
Suspensions and exclusions
Princetown Community 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; 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
54.9%
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
24.0
Avg class size
1
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 4 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Princetown Community Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Devon
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Princetown Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Princetown Community 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 Princetown Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
47 pupils
70 places
23 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Yelverton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Yelverton
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
8
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
23.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
51
Total Pupils
31
Boys
20
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
3
Teachers
17.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£36,854
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£9,641
Per pupil
£588k
Total funding
£44k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.4%
Overall absence
6.4%
Persistent absence
47
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Princetown Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Princetown Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Princetown Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 33% reached the expected standard in reading and 17% did so in maths.
What is Princetown Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Princetown Community Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024.
What is the catchment area for Princetown Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Princetown Community 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 Princetown Community Primary School?
Princetown Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 67% of its 70 places.
How big are the classes at Princetown Community Primary School?
Classes at Princetown Community Primary School average 24 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Princetown Community Primary School?
Princetown Community Primary School has around 51 pupils on roll. 55% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Princetown Community Primary School?
3.4% of sessions were missed at Princetown Community Primary School in 2024/25. 6.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Princetown Community Primary School?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming Princetown Community 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.
Does Princetown Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Princetown Community Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Princetown Community 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 Princetown Community Primary School?
Princetown Community Primary School is at Princetown, Tavistock Road, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6QE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)