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Milton Abbot Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Milton Abbot, Tavistock PL19 0PS · miltonabbot.devon.sch.uk · 01822 870273
On the mapSearch near PL19 0PS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 43%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 57%, England 61%
- 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
- 82
- 78% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.1%
- 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, 16 families put the school first and 16 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 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 57%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113258)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Milton Abbot Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113258)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113258), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113258)
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113258)
Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113258)