Meavy Church of England Primary School

About Meavy Church of England Primary School

Meavy Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. In its most recent ungraded inspection in November 2024, inspectors confirmed that standards are being maintained, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all rated Good. The most telling exam metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. That figure is a significant 18 percentage points above the Devon local authority average of 57%, placing the school 1st out of 16 primary schools in West Devon and in the top 25% nationally. The school’s ranking score of 75 reflects strong performance, particularly in reading, where 90% of pupils reached the expected standard and 55% achieved a higher score.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 results, the school’s strengths become clearer. In reading, pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109, comfortably above the national benchmark of 100, while in maths the average score was 105. Writing also performed well, with 75% meeting the expected standard and 30% reaching the higher standard. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was 20%, a solid figure for a small primary. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, but the raw attainment data suggests pupils are leaving Key Stage 2 well prepared for secondary school. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 100% of respondents would recommend the school, and 86% strongly agreed that their child is happy there. The school has 93 pupils on roll, with just 7.5% eligible for free school meals, a lower-than-average figure that reflects the largely rural, affluent catchment.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, sports hall, art studios, and a forest school, which supports outdoor learning. Sports provision includes swimming, cricket, gymnastics, tennis, football, and dance, while clubs cover book club, gardening, and drama. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and hearing impairment. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed, receiving 23 applications for 16 places, with 17 first-preference applications and all 16 first-preference offers accepted. This is a Church of England primary that suits families who value strong academic outcomes in a small, rural setting with a clear Christian character. The school does not have a nursery or sixth form, and is not a boarding school.

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