Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy, Tiverton

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Staff hold high expectations for what all pupils can achieve, regardless of their background or starting point."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's provision for pupils' personal development and wellbeing is ambitious, well designed and rooted in its rural context."

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

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "School and trust leaders closely monitor attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate and well‑informed view of the quality of education."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate view of the quality of education in the early years."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious for pupils in this rural community."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that all staff receive the professional development they need to check pupils' learning effectively and identify and correct misconceptions, so teachers can adjust lessons to help pupils build securely on prior learning. • Leaders should improve the quality of activities provided during periods when children explore and play independently so that these consistently support learning and enable staff to extend children's thinking through purposeful interactions".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hi, I'm Kat and I will be joining the TEAM Multi-Academy Trust this September, providing Play Therapy sessions for children. Hi, I'm Kat and I will be joining the TEAM multi-academy trust this September, providing Play Therapy sessions for children."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir, cooking and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Devon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy as their first choice and 13 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 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 Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy are East Worlington Primary School (2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 50% maths); Rackenford Church of England Primary School (3.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School (4.6 miles, 92% reading, 83% maths); and St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School (5.7 miles, Requires improvement, 89% reading, 56% maths).

Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy is one of 8 schools run by Team Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

30 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy (as of April 2026): 83% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 23 pupils (17%) received SEN support and 1 (0.7%) 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.

Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lakelands Close (s-bound), 110 metres away.

Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.