Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit
Ogwell Mill Road, Bradley Barton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Page
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 467
- URN
- 113241
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626203450
About this school
Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit is a community primary school in Newton Abbot. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 467 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 February 2023, 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 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 43% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 65% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 51% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 57% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit 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 | 47% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 456 |
| 2023/24 | 471 |
| 2024/25 | 462 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit compares
Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit ranked 57th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.4% | 14.4% | 467 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 5.8% | 27.6% | 80 | 0.5 miles |
| Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School | 50% | 5.8% | 38.8% | 287 | 0.6 miles |
| Canada Hill Community Primary School | 87% | 3.6% | 8.8% | 344 | 0.7 miles |
| Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School | 63% | 6.1% | 41.6% | 189 | 0.9 miles |
| Bearnes Voluntary Primary School | 31% | 4.3% | 39.6% | 100 | 1.1 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)
- 14.35%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.42%
- Persistent absence
- 9.84%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Canada Hill Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Newton Abbot
Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit ranks 7th of the 27 ranked primary 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
- 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
- Denbury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit teach?
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newton Abbot.
- Who is the headteacher of Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit?
- The headteacher of Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit is Mr Tom Page, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit, 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 Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit?
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit has 467 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit full?
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit has capacity for 436 pupils and 467 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 Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit a faith school?
- No. Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit has no designated religious character.
- Does Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit as having nursery classes.
- How have Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit compare with other schools in Devon?
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit ranked 57th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit's absence rate?
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit'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.