Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School

About Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School

Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School sits within Devon local authority, which contains 309 primary schools of the same type. In the East Devon district specifically, it ranks 18th out of 44 primary schools, placing it just above the middle of the pack. The top-performing peers in the same local area include Stockland Church of England Primary Academy and Upottery Primary School, both of which achieved the highest possible ranking score, alongside Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School. Withycombe Raleigh is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged 4 to 11, and it has a Church of England religious character. The school is led by headteacher Emma Jones and currently accommodates 603 pupils against a capacity of 630, meaning it is very close to full. A notable 23.2 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and gives some indication of the school’s intake.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good across all five graded categories: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This continues a pattern of Good ratings, as the previous inspection also awarded the same overall grade. Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results show that 62 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is above the Devon local authority average of 57 per cent. However, only 10 per cent of pupils reached the higher standard in all three subjects. Individual subject scores were stronger in reading, where 80 per cent met expectations and 33 per cent achieved the higher standard, compared with 71 per cent and 15 per cent in writing. Maths saw 76 per cent at expected and 23 per cent at higher, with an average scaled score of 105.

The school is oversubscribed, with 126 applications for 84 places and exactly 84 first-preference offers made, giving a ratio of 1.5 applicants per place. Facilities include a sports hall, ICT suite, dining hall, sensory room, forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer range from netball and swimming to gymnastics and cricket, while clubs include art, book, film and eco clubs. The school’s SEND provisions are broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With a strong local reputation and solid but not exceptional results, Withycombe Raleigh is a good fit for families in East Devon who want a Church of England primary with a full range of support and a busy extracurricular programme, but who are comfortable with a school that is not among the very highest-performing in the district.

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