Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy, Tiverton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at supporting every child to thrive, particularly those who need extra help. Parents praise it as a nurturing place where children are happy and feel part of a caring community. The school offers exceptional outdoor learning and enrichment opportunities that help build confidence and resilience, while ensuring all pupils achieve well academically and are prepared for secondary school.
Key Strengths
- Excellent inclusion and support for pupils with special educational needs, delivered through a clear step-by-step approach with timely, targeted help
- Ambitious enrichment programme including residential visits, outdoor challenges, cultural trips to London and moorland navigation events that broaden pupils' experiences
- Strong wellbeing and behaviour, with high-quality playtime activities that encourage cooperation and positive peer relationships
- Above-average attainment in national tests at the end of Year 6, including for disadvantaged pupils
- Effective community engagement through coffee mornings, baby and toddler sessions, and partnership with families to identify and address barriers to learning early
Areas for Improvement
- Some inconsistency in checking pupils' progress during lessons, with teachers occasionally moving on too quickly and leaving misconceptions unaddressed
- Early years activities do not always support learning effectively or enable purposeful interactions that develop children's learning
- Ambition to improve Year 1 phonics screening pass rates, recognising that many children arrive with speech and language barriers
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture of safeguarding with all legal requirements met, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Residential visits, outdoor challenges, London cultural trips including Houses of Parliament, moorland navigation challenges, music clubs, art clubs, crafts clubs, sports clubs, Exmoor Discovery Days, UK Parliament Week, partnership activities with Mumbai primary school
Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy is a small rural primary school where pupils achieve well overall with above-average attainment in national tests. The school provides ambitious personal development opportunities and strong support for vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils.
At a Glance
33.0%
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 improved from 73% to 94%. Maths has improved from 64% to 88%. Writing has improved from 73% to 88%.
Class Sizes
20.8
Avg class size
16.5
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
113%
Over capacity
135 pupils
120 capacity
15 places over capacity
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
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.48875%
Overall absence
8.16327%
Persistent absence
98
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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