Kingsbridge Primary School

About Kingsbridge Primary School

Kingsbridge Primary School sits within Devon local authority, one of 309 primary schools in the county. It is not among the top-ranked peers in the area — Stockland Church of England Primary Academy, Upottery Primary School and Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School all score higher on the local ranking measure — but it serves a distinct community in South Hams. The school is a state-funded, mixed primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery or sixth form provision. Headteacher Miranda Martyn leads a school of 356 pupils, which is below its capacity of 420. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake: 24 first-preference applications were made for 24 places, with a total of 30 applications overall, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.25. That suggests local demand is solid, even if the school’s Ofsted rating does not match the highest performers in the LA.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023, Kingsbridge Primary was rated Requires Improvement overall, a repeat of its previous rating from 2019. The breakdown shows a mixed picture: behaviour and attitudes, personal development and early years provision were all judged Good, but quality of education and leadership and management were both Requires Improvement. The early years provision has held a Good rating across both inspections, which is a consistent strength. Academic outcomes data for Key Stage 2 is not available in this profile, so it is not possible to compare directly against the Devon LA average of 57 for KS2 attainment. However, the school’s 16.9 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals is slightly above the national average, indicating a moderate level of disadvantage. The school does not publish Progress 8 or A-Level results, as it is a primary without a sixth form.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a dining hall, gymnasium, music rooms, library, forest school, playing fields, sports hall and even a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, tennis, dance, rounders, cross country and football, while clubs range from chess and choir to gardening, science club and coding. SEND provision is well-documented, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. This makes the school a practical choice for families in South Hams who want a local primary with strong SEND support and a forest school programme, but who are comfortable with a Requires Improvement rating and the ongoing work needed in teaching quality and leadership.

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