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Warberry CofE Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Cedars Road, Torquay TQ1 1SB · warberry-lap.co.uk · 01803 292642
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Torbay 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 368
- 88% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 10.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 22 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 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 49 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% 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 | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Warberry CofE Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- 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, Jun 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (101 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 101
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (17%) with SEND