Hayward's Primary School
East Street, Crediton, EX17 3AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Smith
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 113069
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01363772970
About this school
Hayward's Primary School is a community primary school in Crediton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 403 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 52 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 52% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 60% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 65% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 69% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hayward's Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 404 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hayward's Primary School compares
Hayward's Primary School ranked 87th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.1% | 23.1% | 403 | — |
| Landscore Primary School | 65% | 5.2% | 17.2% | 276 | 1.0 miles |
| Sandford School | 62% | 3.8% | 14.1% | 74 | 1.6 miles |
| Newton St Cyres Primary School | 53% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 133 | 2.9 miles |
| Yeoford Community Primary School | — | 3.8% | 13% | 56 | 3.6 miles |
| Tedburn St Mary School | 82% | 2.6% | 7.8% | 86 | 3.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.06%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 11.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Landscore Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Sandford School1.6 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Newton St Cyres Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Yeoford Community Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Tedburn St Mary School3.9 miles
Primary · Exeter
Other schools in Crediton
Hayward's Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Crediton.
- Bow Community Primary School Primary
- Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School Primary
- Copplestone Primary School Primary
- East Worlington Primary School Primary
- Landscore Primary School Primary
- Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sandford School Primary
- Spreyton School Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Yeoford Community Primary School Primary
- Queen Elizabeth's Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hayward's Primary School teach?
- Hayward's Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Crediton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hayward's Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hayward's Primary School is Mr Andy Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hayward's Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hayward's Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hayward's Primary School?
- Hayward's Primary School has 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hayward's Primary School full?
- Hayward's Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 403 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hayward's Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hayward's Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hayward's Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hayward's Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hayward's Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hayward's Primary School rank locally?
- Hayward's Primary School ranked 87th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hayward's Primary School's absence rate?
- Hayward's Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hayward's Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hayward's Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.