Eden Park Primary & Nursery School

About Eden Park Primary & Nursery School

Eden Park Primary & Nursery School in Torbay was rated Good across all five categories in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous inspection in 2013. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard attainment, which sits at 44 per cent. That figure is well below the Torbay local authority average of 61 per cent, and it places the school 25th out of 29 primaries in the area, in the bottom 50 per cent nationally. Just 2 per cent of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, and only 14 per cent did so in maths alone. The picture is slightly stronger in reading, where 75 per cent of pupils met the expected standard and the average scaled score was 104, but writing and maths expected rates were 58 per cent and 65 per cent respectively.

The school’s Progress 8 scores for reading, writing and maths are not available, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. However, the raw attainment data suggests that while many children leave Eden Park with solid foundations in reading, the combined outcomes are held back by weaker results in writing and maths. The school serves a community with above-average disadvantage: 39.2 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is high for a primary in Torbay. Ofsted noted that behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision are all Good, and the leadership team under headteacher Adele Clayton has maintained the Good rating across both inspections. The school has a nursery provision for children aged two and above, and offers a range of clubs including science, book, gardening and art, plus sports such as netball, football, cricket and gymnastics.

Eden Park is a state primary for mixed genders aged 2 to 11, with a capacity of 420 and currently 376 pupils on roll. It was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 41 applications for 32 places, with 30 first-preference offers made. The school has a chapel on site, along with a library, dining hall, sports hall and playing fields. Its SEND provisions are broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. This makes it a potentially good fit for families in Torbay whose children need a mainstream setting with strong SEND support, particularly those who value a Good-rated school with a nursery and a wide range of extracurricular activities, even if the academic outcomes are below the local average.

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