Shebbear Community School
Shebbear, Beaworthy, EX21 5SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Rebecca Evans & Lois Gough
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 113166
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01409281220
About this school
Shebbear Community School is a community primary school in Beaworthy. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 54 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shebbear Community 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 64% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 91% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 100% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 100% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 111.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 109.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Shebbear Community 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 | 46% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74 |
| 2023/24 | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 64 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shebbear Community School compares
Shebbear Community School ranked 82nd of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.5% | 25% | 54 | — |
| Bradford Primary School | — | 14.8% | 20% | 24 | 2.7 miles |
| Black Torrington Church of England Primary School | — | 9.4% | 14.3% | 3 | 2.7 miles |
| Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit | 67% | 5% | 15.4% | 65 | 4.0 miles |
| Highampton Community Primary School | — | 7.4% | 22.2% | 33 | 4.1 miles |
| Halwill Community Primary School | 75% | 4.8% | 11% | 77 | 6.0 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)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.47%
- Persistent absence
- 5.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bradford Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Holsworthy
-
Black Torrington Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Beaworthy
-
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit4.0 miles
Primary · Torrington
-
Highampton Community Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Beaworthy
-
Halwill Community Primary School6.0 miles
Primary · Beaworthy
Other schools in Beaworthy
- Ashwater Primary School Primary
- Black Torrington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Halwill Community Primary School Primary
- Highampton Community Primary School Primary
- Shebbear College Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Shebbear Community School teach?
- Shebbear Community School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Beaworthy.
- Who is the headteacher of Shebbear Community School?
- The headteacher of Shebbear Community School is Rebecca Evans & Lois Gough, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shebbear Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shebbear Community 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 Shebbear Community School?
- Shebbear Community School has 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Shebbear Community School full?
- Shebbear Community School has capacity for 70 pupils and 54 on roll (77%), 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 Shebbear Community School a faith school?
- No. Shebbear Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shebbear Community School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shebbear Community School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Shebbear Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shebbear Community School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Shebbear Community School ranked 82nd of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shebbear Community School's absence rate?
- Shebbear Community School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shebbear Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shebbear Community 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.