Yeoford Community Primary School

About Yeoford Community Primary School

Yeoford Community Primary School is a small state primary in Mid Devon that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received seven applications for just four places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.75. All four first-preference applicants were offered a spot, which suggests that while the school is popular, families who put it first have a strong chance. With only 46 pupils on roll against a capacity of 70, the school is running well below its maximum, so the oversubscription is likely driven by the small number of places available each year rather than a huge surge in demand. The headteacher is Christian Martin, and the school is non-religious, serving children aged 4 to 11. It is a mixed-gender, state-funded primary with no nursery or sixth form provision.

Academically, Yeoford’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good overall, with leadership and management, early years provision, and the quality of education all judged Good. This was an improvement from its 2014 inspection, when the school was rated Requires Improvement. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Devon local authority average of 57%. In reading, 60% met the expected standard and 30% achieved a higher score, while in maths 60% met the expected standard and 10% reached the higher threshold. Writing saw 50% at the expected level and none at the higher level. The school’s average reading score was 102 and maths 100. Nationally, Yeoford ranks in the bottom 50% of primaries on the combined expected standard metric, sitting at the 91st percentile nationally and 89th in the South West.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, outdoor playground, ICT suite, art studios, music rooms, dining hall, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, gymnastics, tennis, cricket, dance, swimming and cross country, and there are clubs such as book club, science club, art club, coding, chess and eco club. For children with additional needs, the school supports a wide range of SEND provisions including dyslexia, speech and language difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder, visual impairment and social, emotional and mental health needs. With its small size and rural setting, Yeoford is likely to suit families who want a close-knit, community-focused primary where their child can be known individually, and who are comfortable with the school’s below-average academic outcomes compared to the wider Devon area.

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