Bassetts Farm Primary School
St John's Road, Exmouth, EX8 4GB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Avocet Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Bennett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 113120
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01395275968
About this school
Bassetts Farm Primary School is a foundation primary school in Exmouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 451 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 67% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 78% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 80% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Bassetts Farm 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 | 58% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 470 |
| 2024/25 | 464 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bassetts Farm Primary School compares
Bassetts Farm Primary School ranked 130th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.9% | 26.2% | 451 | — |
| Brixington Primary Academy | 53% | 4.8% | 21% | 351 | 0.5 miles |
| Marpool Primary School | 31% | 6.3% | 32.2% | 192 | 0.5 miles |
| Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 23.2% | 611 | 0.6 miles |
| Littleham Church of England Primary School | 8% | 7.9% | 68.2% | 67 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth | 36% | 5.4% | 14.3% | 185 | 1.2 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)
- 26.24%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 8.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brixington Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Exmouth
-
Marpool Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Exmouth
-
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Exmouth
-
Littleham Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Exmouth
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth1.2 miles
Primary · Exmouth
Other schools in Exmouth
Bassetts Farm Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Exmouth.
- Brixington Primary Academy Primary
- Exeter Road Community Primary School Primary
- Littleham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lympstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Marpool Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth Primary
- The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School Primary
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Exmouth Community College Secondary
- Royal Deaf Education Trust Special schools
- Royal Deaf Education Trust Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Bassetts Farm Primary School teach?
- Bassetts Farm Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Exmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Bassetts Farm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bassetts Farm Primary School is Mrs Sarah Bennett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bassetts Farm Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bassetts Farm 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 Bassetts Farm Primary School?
- Bassetts Farm Primary School has 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Bassetts Farm Primary School full?
- Bassetts Farm Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 451 on roll (107%), 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 Bassetts Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bassetts Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bassetts Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bassetts Farm Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bassetts Farm Primary School?
- Bassetts Farm Primary School is part of The Avocet Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bassetts Farm Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bassetts Farm Primary School rank locally?
- Bassetts Farm Primary School ranked 130th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bassetts Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- Bassetts Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bassetts Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bassetts Farm 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.