Hatherleigh Community Primary School
South Street, Hatherleigh, Okehampton, EX20 3JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Monger
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 113251
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01837810248
About this school
Hatherleigh Community Primary School is a community primary school in Okehampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 178 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 44% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 75% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 37% | 56% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 56% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - | - |
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 Hatherleigh 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 | 37% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 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% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 183 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hatherleigh Community Primary School compares
Hatherleigh Community Primary School ranked 234th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 5.5% | 18% | 178 | — |
| Highampton Community Primary School | — | 7.4% | 22.2% | 33 | 3.3 miles |
| Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School | — | 6.2% | 35.3% | 22 | 3.9 miles |
| Exbourne Church of England Primary School | — | 4.8% | 25.8% | 25 | 4.1 miles |
| Black Torrington Church of England Primary School | — | 9.4% | 14.3% | 3 | 4.8 miles |
| Dolton Church of England Primary School | — | 5.4% | 39.3% | 31 | 5.2 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)
- 18.03%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.48%
- Persistent absence
- 12.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highampton Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Beaworthy
-
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Okehampton
-
Exbourne Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Okehampton
-
Black Torrington Church of England Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Beaworthy
-
Dolton Church of England Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Winkleigh
Other schools in Okehampton
Hatherleigh Community Primary School ranks 4th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Okehampton.
- Boasley Cross Community Primary School Primary
- Bridestowe Primary School Primary
- Exbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lydford Primary School Primary
- Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit Primary
- South Tawton Primary School Primary
- St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- The Clinton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Okehampton College Secondary
- The Promise School Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Hatherleigh Community Primary School teach?
- Hatherleigh Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Okehampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hatherleigh Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hatherleigh Community Primary School is Mr Alan Monger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hatherleigh Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hatherleigh Community Primary 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 big is Hatherleigh Community Primary School?
- Hatherleigh Community Primary School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hatherleigh Community Primary School full?
- Hatherleigh Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 178 on roll (85%), 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 Hatherleigh Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hatherleigh Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hatherleigh Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hatherleigh Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hatherleigh Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hatherleigh Community Primary School rank locally?
- Hatherleigh Community Primary School ranked 234th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hatherleigh Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Hatherleigh Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hatherleigh Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hatherleigh 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 29 June 2026.