Shute Community Primary School
Haddon Road, Shute, Axminster, EX13 7QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Sophie Percival
- Federation
- Devon Moors Federation
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 46
- URN
- 113109
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0129733348
About this school
Shute Community Primary School is a community primary school in Axminster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 46 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 15 | 10 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 30% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 80% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 60% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 70% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Shute Community 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 | 53% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 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 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shute Community Primary School compares
Shute Community Primary School ranked 76th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 46 | — |
| Kilmington Primary School | 38% | 5.2% | 15.7% | 72 | 1.2 miles |
| Musbury Primary School | — | 4.2% | 33.3% | 53 | 2.3 miles |
| Colyton Primary Academy | 61% | 4.7% | 22.3% | 150 | 2.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster | 21% | 5.5% | 14% | 136 | 3.0 miles |
| Axminster Community Primary Academy | 52% | 6.4% | 37.1% | 297 | 3.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.41%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 5.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kilmington Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Musbury Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Colyton Primary Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Colyton
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster3.0 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Axminster Community Primary Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Axminster
Other schools in Axminster
Shute Community Primary School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Axminster.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Axminster Community Primary Academy Primary
- Hawkchurch Church of England School Primary
- Kilmington Primary School Primary
- Membury Primary Academy Primary
- Musbury Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster Primary
- Axe Valley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Shute Community Primary School teach?
- Shute Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Axminster.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Shute Community Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Shute Community Primary School is Miss Sophie Percival, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shute Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shute Community 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 Shute Community Primary School?
- Shute Community Primary School has 46 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Shute Community Primary School full?
- Shute Community Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 46 on roll (51%), so it has space against 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 Shute Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shute Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shute Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shute Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Shute Community Primary School?
- Shute Community Primary School is part of the Devon Moors Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shute Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% 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 Shute Community Primary School rank locally?
- Shute Community Primary School ranked 76th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shute Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Shute Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shute Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shute Community 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.