Shute Community Primary School, Axminster
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Shute Community Primary School gives children a strong start, particularly in early years where staff build warm relationships and provide rich learning experiences. The school excels at teaching reading through well-matched phonics and develops pupils' wider talents through clubs, workshops, and community activities. The school has high expectations and most pupils behave well and achieve good results.
Key Strengths
- Strong start in early years with warm relationships and meaningful learning opportunities including visits to local observatory
- Effective teaching in reading with pupils learning to read early, matched well to their phonics progress
- Good mathematics teaching where pupils use mathematical vocabulary accurately
- Pupils benefit from a range of extra-curricular activities and wider development opportunities
- Effective safeguarding arrangements and positive relationships with parents and carers
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects lack depth of knowledge because teaching is not matched well enough to pupils' starting points
- Targets for pupils with SEND are not precise enough, so curriculum adaptations don't meet their individual needs
- Older pupils sometimes do not concentrate well or follow school expectations consistently
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear systems in place and strong safeguarding culture.
Extracurricular Activities
Gardening club, visits to local wetlands, dance workshop, folk musician visit, school council
Shute Community Primary School has improved significantly and now provides a good quality of education. The school has high expectations of pupils' achievement, and most pupils enjoy learning and achieve well across the curriculum.
At a Glance
10.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
36 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 80% to 86%. Maths has improved from 60% to 71%. Writing has improved from 40% to 79%.
Class Sizes
20.8
Avg class size
17.0
Infant (KS1)
24.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
51%
Available places
46 pupils
90 capacity
44 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Axminster
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Axminster
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
4.73216%
Overall absence
5.71429%
Persistent absence
70
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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