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Payhembury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Payhembury, Devon County Council, Exeter EX14 3HT · payhemburyprimary.co.uk · 01404 841291
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- 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
- 93
- 89% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 4.3%
- 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, 14 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 18 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 December 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Payhembury Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Dec 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 44
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied