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Bradworthy Primary Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy

Bradworthy, Holsworthy EX22 7RT · bradworthyacademy.co.uk · 01409 241365

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
74%
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
185
88% of 210 places
Local authority
Devon
Free school meals
22.7%
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, 19 families put the school first and 21 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: 34 (Places 29)34September 2023: 23 (Places 23)23September 2024: 24 (Places 24)24September 2025: 16 (Places 16)16September 2026: 19 (Places 21)19Places 21
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202621190.9100%
September 2025Sept 202516161100%
September 2024Sept 202424241100%
September 2023Sept 202323231100%
September 2022Sept 202229341.2▲85%

Results

In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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: 77% (England 53%)77%2016/17: 38% (England 61%)38%2017/18: 88% (England 64%)88%2018/19: 69% (England 65%)69%2022/23: 74% (England 60%)74%2023/24: 80% (England 61%)80%2024/25: 74% (England 62%)74%England 62%

Ofsted

Bradworthy Primary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
17 Oct 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • May 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
96%
Replies
69
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲98% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲87% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 55% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲73% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 22% who had a child bullied

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