Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School

DevonVoluntary controlled school

Coffinswell Lane, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5HN

Headteacher: Mrs Karen StrachanSchool website ↗Pupils: 347 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Good
Inspected April 2023
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected April 2023
88%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 19 April 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
70.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 79%·Writing 74%·Maths 77%All three 70%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding44%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected77%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
67
How many got their first choice?
59of 67 (88.1%)
How many applied in total?
93

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
26.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
157 girls, 190 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 71% (2016/17), currently 70%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1651.0%4.0%+1.6-1.8-1.4
2016/1771.0%8.0%+0.4+0.2-1.5
2017/1858.0%4.0%-0.7+0.1-1.0
2018/1954.0%2.0%-4.2-3.7-3.4
2022/2352.0%10.0%-1.7-1.3-2.3
2023/2447.0%6.0%---
2024/2570.0%9.0%---
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