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Ellacombe Church of England Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Ellacombe Church Road, Torquay TQ1 1TG · ellacombe-lap.co.uk · 01803 293040
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Torbay 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 337
- 80% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.3%
- First language not English
- 26.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 27 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 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Torbay it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ellacombe Church of England Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 28
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied