Oldway Primary School
Higher Polsham Road, Paignton, TQ3 2SY
Headteacher: Mrs Emma BamberSchool website ↗Pupils: 654 (capacity: 630)Part of RIVIERA EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected June 2024
66%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected June 2024
99%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 25 June 2024Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
66.0%
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%.
11.0%
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 73%·Writing 77%·Maths 77%→All three 66%
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 76
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 75
- How many got their first choice?
- 74of 75 (98.7%)
- How many applied in total?
- 139
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
26.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
23.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
318 girls, 336 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 74% (2018/19), currently 66%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 51.0% | 3.0% | 0.0 | -4.2 | -0.4 |
| 2016/17 | 71.0% | 15.0% | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.6 |
| 2017/18 | 69.0% | 10.0% | -0.2 | -0.8 | +1.1 |
| 2018/19 | 74.0% | 6.0% | +0.8 | 0.0 | +1.3 |
| 2022/23 | 56.0% | 2.0% | -1.7 | -1.7 | -2.4 |
| 2023/24 | 44.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 66.0% | 11.0% | - | - | - |