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Bere Alston Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Station Road, Bere Alston, Yelverton PL20 7AU · berealston.devon.sch.uk · 01822 840410
On the mapSearch near PL20 7AU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 28%
- 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
- 106
- 50% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
- First language not English
- 0%
- 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, 11 families put the school first and 11 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 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 28% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼28% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113246)
Ofsted
Bere Alston Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113246), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113246)
Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113246)
Jun 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113246)
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 29
- 24% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (41%) with SEND