Sherford Vale School & Nursery

Overview

Ofsted

Good

2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023

Key stage 2, 2024/25

59%

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

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, 35 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Results

In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Ofsted

Sherford Vale School & Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

What parents said

62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 1 January 2024).