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Cornwood Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled

School Lane, Cornwood, Ivybridge PL21 9PZ · moorswayfederation.org.uk · 01752 837375

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
56%
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
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
87
83% of 105 places
Local authority
Devon
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
26.4%
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, 8 families put the school first and 9 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: 17 (Places 17)17September 2023: 8 (Places 8)8September 2024: 14 (Places 14)14September 2025: 12 (Places 12)12September 2026: 8 (Places 9)8Places 9
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026980.9100%
September 2025Sept 202512121100%
September 2024Sept 202414141100%
September 2023Sept 2023881100%
September 2022Sept 202217171100%

Results

In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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: 54% (England 53%)54%2016/17: 81% (England 61%)81%2017/18: 67% (England 64%)67%2018/19: 71% (England 65%)71%2022/23: 33% (England 60%)33%2023/24: 29% (England 61%)29%2024/25: 56% (England 62%)56%England 62%

Ofsted

Cornwood Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 21 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
21 Nov 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jan 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
94%
Replies
16
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲101% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲94% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼82% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼43% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

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