Kingsbridge Community Primary School
Belle Cross Road, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1NL
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Kingsbridge Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Howells
- Constituency
- Totnes
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 113205
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
Kingsbridge Community Primary School was a community primary school in Kingsbridge. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 361 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Kingsbridge Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - |
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 Kingsbridge 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 | 62% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 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 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 373 |
| 2023/24 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsbridge Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.2% | 19.1% | 361 | — |
| Kingsbridge Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 17.1% | 343 | 0.0 miles |
| West Alvington Church of England Academy | 63% | 6.7% | 37.5% | 34 | 1.2 miles |
| Charleton Church of England Academy | 57% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 24 | 1.5 miles |
| Loddiswell Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 11.9% | 118 | 2.9 miles |
| East Allington Primary School | 60% | 6.7% | 8.9% | 80 | 2.9 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)
- 19.1%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsbridge Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Kingsbridge
-
West Alvington Church of England Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Kingsbridge
-
Charleton Church of England Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Kingsbridge
-
Loddiswell Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Kingsbridge
-
East Allington Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Totnes
Other schools in Kingsbridge
- Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School Primary
- Charleton Church of England Academy Primary
- Kingsbridge Primary School Primary
- Loddiswell Primary School Primary
- Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stokenham Area Primary School Primary
- Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy Primary
- West Alvington Church of England Academy Primary
- Kingsbridge Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Kingsbridge Community Primary School teach?
- Kingsbridge Community Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Kingsbridge.
- Has Kingsbridge Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kingsbridge Community 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 Kingsbridge Community Primary School?
- Kingsbridge Community Primary School had 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Kingsbridge Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Kingsbridge Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsbridge 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 9 July 2024.