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Bearnes Voluntary Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Queen Street, Newton Abbot TQ12 2AU · bearnes.thelink.academy · 01626 353980

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
31%
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
100
87% of 115 places
Local authority
Devon
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
43%
First language not English
23%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Link Academy Trust

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 8 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: 14 (Places 15)14September 2023: 11 (Places 12)11September 2024: 9 (Places 9)9September 2025: 10 (Places 10)10September 2026: 8 (Places 8)8Places 8
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026881100%
September 2025Sept 202510101100%
September 2024Sept 2024991100%
September 2023Sept 202312110.9100%
September 2022Sept 202215140.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 31% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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: 36% (England 53%)36%2016/17: 20% (England 61%)20%2017/18: 47% (England 64%)47%2018/19: 50% (England 65%)50%2022/23: 15% (England 60%)15%2023/24: 8% (England 61%)8%2024/25: 31% (England 62%)31%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼31%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
▼98106
▼95105
▼98105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113400)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Bearnes Voluntary Primary School on 18 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
18 Dec 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Mar 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
91%
Replies
23
23% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●79% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲63% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 48% who had a child bullied

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