Stoke Fleming Community Primary School, Dartmouth

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades Stoke Fleming Community Primary School on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve consistently well in national tests in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of key stage 2."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have successfully established a culture of high attendance."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders are highly knowledgeable about the quality of the school's early years provision and have ambitious plans for how it will evolve."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school identifies pupils' needs proactively."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders from the school and trust work together in a highly effective way to identify aspects of the provision to develop and to drive improvements."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils gain a broad understanding of different cultures and people with different lifestyles and beliefs."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Staff and leaders are supported very effectively by the trust, to provide a high-quality curriculum which is generally taught well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further develop approaches to checking for understanding to ensure that pupils' understanding is secure before they are asked to apply their knowledge in independent tasks"; "Leaders should continue to embed the school's new handwriting curriculum, so that pupils can communicate the detailed knowledge that they learn across the curriculum in writing, earlier, and with even greater confidence".

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are incredibly proud to lead such an amazing school where children, staff, governors and parents work extremely hard and have high expectations of one another."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cricket, karate, dance, cooking, gardening and film.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Stoke Fleming Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Devon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (94% in reading, 78% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Stoke Fleming Community Primary School as their first choice and 22 named it as one of their preferences, for 17 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Stoke Fleming Community Primary School are St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth (1.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 44% maths); Blackawton Primary School (3.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 80% maths); Stokenham Area Primary School (4.9 miles, Good, 93% reading, 90% maths); and Galmpton Church of England Primary School (5.1 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 91% maths).

Stoke Fleming Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Stoke Fleming Community Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Education South West, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

13.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 10 pupils (5.9%) received SEN support and 6 (3.5%) 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.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Kingswear (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Devon (16).

Stoke Fleming Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.