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Halwill Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Dreybury Lane, Halwill, Beaworthy EX21 5XU · thecareyfederation.co.uk · 01409 221476

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
75%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 59%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
77
73% of 105 places
Local authority
Devon
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
5.2%
First language not English
0%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 10 families put the school first and 10 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 12 (Places 13)12September 2023: 12 (Places 12)12September 2024: 8 (Places 8)8September 2025: 15 (Places 15)15September 2026: 10 (Places 10)10Places 10
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202610101100%
September 2025Sept 202515151100%
September 2024Sept 2024881100%
September 2023Sept 202312121100%
September 2022Sept 202213120.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 65% (England 53%)65%2016/17: 59% (England 61%)59%2017/18: 73% (England 64%)73%2018/19: 65% (England 65%)65%2022/23: 80% (England 60%)80%2023/24: 65% (England 61%)65%2024/25: 75% (England 62%)75%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲75%62%
▲13%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●105105
●103105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Halwill Community Primary School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
29 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Nov 2007Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
91%
Replies
22
27% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●82% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲75% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 55% who had a child bullied

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