Bovey Tracey Primary School
Abbey Road, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9HZ
This school is closed (it closed in May 2024).
It was replaced by Bovey Tracey Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Prywata
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 253
- URN
- 113187
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
Bovey Tracey Primary School was a community primary school in Newton Abbot. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 253 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bovey Tracey Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - |
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 Bovey Tracey 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 | 51% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bovey Tracey Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 48% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 16.6% | 253 | — |
| Bovey Tracey Academy | 68% | 4.1% | 22.3% | 245 | 0.0 miles |
| Hennock Community Primary School | 44% | 3% | 6% | 45 | 1.7 miles |
| St Catherine's CofE Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 35.3% | 130 | 2.0 miles |
| Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School | 82% | 6.3% | 19.3% | 84 | 2.0 miles |
| Ilsington Church of England Primary School | 75% | 4% | 5% | 95 | 2.3 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.6%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bovey Tracey Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Hennock Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
St Catherine's CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Ilsington Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Newton Abbot
- Abbotskerswell Primary School Primary
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy Primary
- Ashburton Primary School Primary
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bovey Tracey Academy Primary
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Canada Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Chagford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School Primary
- Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Decoy Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bovey Tracey Primary School teach?
- Bovey Tracey Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Newton Abbot.
- Has Bovey Tracey Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bovey Tracey Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bovey Tracey Primary School?
- Bovey Tracey Primary School had 253 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Bovey Tracey Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bovey Tracey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bovey Tracey 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 9 July 2024.