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Farway Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Church Green, Farway, Colyton EX24 6EQ · 01404 871239
On the mapSearch near EX24 6EQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- 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
- 33
- 59% of 56 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.3%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- 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, 4 families put the school first and 4 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 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 62% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 106 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113432)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Farway Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 19 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113432)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113432), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113432)
Before September 2019
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113432)
Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113432)