Halwill Community Primary School
Dreybury Lane, Halwill, Beaworthy, EX21 5XU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Ruhaina Alford
- Federation
- The Carey Federation
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 113151
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01409221476
About this school
Halwill Community Primary School is a community primary school in Beaworthy. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 77 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Halwill Community 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 10 | 17 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 65% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 82% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 59% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Halwill 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 | 80% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halwill Community Primary School compares
Halwill Community Primary School ranked 48th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.8% | 11% | 77 | — |
| Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School | — | 6.2% | 35.3% | 22 | 3.7 miles |
| Black Torrington Church of England Primary School | — | 9.4% | 14.3% | 3 | 3.9 miles |
| Highampton Community Primary School | — | 7.4% | 22.2% | 33 | 4.0 miles |
| Bradford Primary School | — | 14.8% | 20% | 24 | 4.1 miles |
| Ashwater Primary School | — | 4% | 10% | 42 | 4.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.98%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 5.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Okehampton
-
Black Torrington Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Beaworthy
-
Highampton Community Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Beaworthy
-
Bradford Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Holsworthy
-
Ashwater Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Beaworthy
Other schools in Beaworthy
- Ashwater Primary School Primary
- Black Torrington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Highampton Community Primary School Primary
- Shebbear Community School Primary
- Shebbear College Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Halwill Community Primary School teach?
- Halwill Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Beaworthy.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Halwill Community Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Halwill Community Primary School is Mrs Ruhaina Alford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Halwill Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halwill 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 many pupils are at Halwill Community Primary School?
- Halwill Community Primary School has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Halwill Community Primary School full?
- Halwill Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 77 on roll (73%), 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 Halwill Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Halwill Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Halwill Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Halwill Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Halwill Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Halwill Community Primary School is part of the The Carey Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Halwill Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Halwill Community Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Halwill Community Primary School ranked 48th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Halwill Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Halwill Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halwill Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halwill 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.