Honiton Primary School
Clapper Lane, Honiton, EX14 1QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Tribble
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 113098
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01404548700
About this school
Honiton Primary School is a community primary school in Honiton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Honiton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 60 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 67% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 72% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 77% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Honiton 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 | 69% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Honiton Primary School compares
Honiton Primary School ranked 75th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.5% | 38.2% | 420 | — |
| Littletown Primary Academy | 49% | 4.5% | 17.7% | 436 | 0.7 miles |
| Awliscombe Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3.7% | 13% | 90 | 1.9 miles |
| Offwell Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 11.7% | 89 | 2.1 miles |
| Farway Church of England Primary School | — | 7.1% | 28.6% | 33 | 2.9 miles |
| Feniton Church of England Primary School | 66% | 3.4% | 12.7% | 220 | 4.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.22%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 10.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Littletown Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Awliscombe Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Offwell Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Farway Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Colyton
-
Feniton Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Honiton
Other schools in Honiton
Honiton Primary School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Honiton.
- Awliscombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broadhembury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Feniton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Littletown Primary Academy Primary
- Offwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stockland Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Upottery Primary School Primary
- Honiton Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Honiton Primary School teach?
- Honiton Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Honiton.
- Who is the headteacher of Honiton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Honiton Primary School is Mr Christopher Tribble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Honiton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Honiton 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 many pupils are at Honiton Primary School?
- Honiton Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Honiton Primary School full?
- Honiton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Honiton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Honiton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Honiton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Honiton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Honiton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Honiton Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Honiton Primary School ranked 75th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Honiton Primary School's absence rate?
- Honiton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Honiton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Honiton 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.