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South Brent Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 0–11 · Academy

Totnes Road, South Brent TQ10 9JN · south-brent-primary.com · 0136472203

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
48%
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
163
56% of 293 places
Local authority
Devon
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
20.2%
First language not English
1.2%
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 19 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: 23 (Places 23)23September 2023: 23 (Places 23)23September 2024: 27 (Places 27)27September 2025: 18 (Places 18)18September 2026: 19 (Places 19)19Places 19
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202619191100%
September 2025Sept 202518181100%
September 2024Sept 202427271100%
September 2023Sept 202323231100%
September 2022Sept 202223231100%

Results

In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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: 64% (England 61%)64%2017/18: 73% (England 64%)73%2018/19: 66% (England 65%)66%2022/23: 28% (England 60%)28%2023/24: 56% (England 61%)56%2024/25: 48% (England 62%)48%England 62%

Ofsted

South Brent Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
8 Mar 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
90%
Replies
50
27% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲86% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲78% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲63% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

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