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Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School

Torridge, EX19 8LJPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
36%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
8 1st-choice / 8 places
Ranking
#12,938
of 13,686 nationally

About Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School

Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School is a small state primary in the Devon local authority, serving 115 pupils from ages 2 to 11 in the Torridge area. It sits 18th out of 21 primary schools within Torridge, placing it in the bottom half of the local league table, and 221st out of 309 primaries across the wider Devon authority. The top-performing peers in the same LA include Stockland Church of England Primary Academy, Upottery Primary School, and Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School, all of which achieve higher ranking scores. Beaford’s ranking score of 36 places it in the bottom 50 nationally, and its percentile rank within the South West region is 93rd, meaning 93 per cent of primaries in the region outperform it on the KS2 expected standard metric. Despite this, the school has a strong local reputation for pastoral care and early years provision, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025 rated it Good overall, with Outstanding marks for early years provision and personal development.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBeaford, Winkleigh, Torridge, EX19 8LJ
HeadteacherIan Thomas
Local AuthorityDevon
Number of Pupils115
Free School Meals (FSM)9.5%
School Capacity115 / 105 (110% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 11 Feb 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Forest SchoolArt StudiosLibrarySensory RoomSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

7

Sports

TennisFootballDanceCricket

Clubs & Activities

CodingChessFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.