Wilcombe Primary School, Tiverton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Wilcombe Primary is a genuinely inclusive school where every child feels welcomed and belongs. The school excels at supporting vulnerable pupils and those with special educational needs, who make strong progress from their starting points. Pupils benefit from a rich range of experiences including sports coaching, educational trips, outdoor learning and clubs that help them develop new skills and understand the wider world.
Key Strengths
- Strong support for pupils with special educational needs - they make secure progress and achieve well from their starting points
- Excellent inclusion and safeguarding culture where all pupils feel safe, valued and welcomed
- Well-taught phonics with rigorous assessment ensuring pupils read books matched to their ability
- Comprehensive enrichment opportunities including sports coaching, clubs (coding, gymnastics, bingo), residential trips and outdoor learning
- Calm school environment with positive behaviour and strong attendance support
Areas for Improvement
- Academic outcomes in national tests remain well below the national average in reading, writing and mathematics
- Pupils lack foundational knowledge including weak handwriting, poor presentation and insufficient number facts and times tables
- Teaching quality is inconsistent with variable staff expectations and ineffective use of assessment to identify and address gaps
- Leaders' improvements to teaching quality and addressing gaps in core subjects have been too slow
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports coaching, inter-school festivals and tournaments, coding club, gymnastics club, bingo club, school parliament, librarian and class monitor roles, residential trips to London, outdoor education centre overnight stays, allotment and orchard visits
Wilcombe Primary School is a welcoming, inclusive school where pupils feel safe and cared for. However, academic outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics remain well below the national average, with too many pupils not adequately prepared for the next stage of their education.
At a Glance
45.2%
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 68% to 39%. Maths has declined from 59% to 52%. Writing has declined from 77% to 57%.
Class Sizes
18.6
Avg class size
12.5
Infant (KS1)
24.0
KS2
9
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
157 pupils
200 capacity
43 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Tiverton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tiverton
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
6.32986%
Overall absence
22.37762%
Persistent absence
143
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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