Gulworthy Primary School
Gulworthy, Tavistock, PL19 8JA
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Gulworthy Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melody Sterry
- Constituency
- Torridge and West Devon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- URN
- 113250
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
Gulworthy Primary School was a community primary school in Tavistock. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 69 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Gulworthy Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 |
| Writing progress | -2.00 |
| Maths progress | -0.50 |
How Gulworthy Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 8.7% | 69 | — |
| Gulworthy Primary Academy | 85% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 90 | 0.0 miles |
| Copper Valley Junior Academy | 43% | 7.9% | 25% | 91 | 1.2 miles |
| Tavistock Primary & Nursery School | 54% | 6.5% | 29.2% | 321 | 1.9 miles |
| Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 7.2% | 13.6% | 70 | 2.0 miles |
| Whitchurch Community Primary School | 66% | 5.3% | 19.3% | 202 | 2.4 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.7%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 8.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gulworthy Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
Copper Valley Junior Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Gunnislake
-
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School1.9 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Gunnislake
-
Whitchurch Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Tavistock
Other schools in Tavistock
- Gulworthy Primary Academy Primary
- Lamerton CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School Primary
- Milton Abbot Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primary
- St Rumon's Church of England Infants School Primary
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Whitchurch Community Primary School Primary
- Tavistock College Secondary
- Castlebridge School Free Schools
- Tor View School Special schools
- Mount Kelly Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Gulworthy Primary School teach?
- Gulworthy Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Tavistock.
- Has Gulworthy Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Gulworthy 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 Gulworthy Primary School?
- Gulworthy Primary School had 69 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Gulworthy Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gulworthy 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 11 September 2023.