The Erme Primary School
Station Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0AJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Penhallurick
- Federation
- Exe Valley & Moorsway Federation
- Constituency
- South West Devon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 113254
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752892247
About this school
The Erme Primary School is a community primary school in Ivybridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 101 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Erme Primary School, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 12 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 50% | 13% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 83% | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 24% | 50% | 38% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 38% | 58% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 99.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.50 | - | - |
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 The Erme 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 | 24% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 13% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Erme Primary School compares
The Erme Primary School ranked 266th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 13% | 5.7% | 20.4% | 101 | — |
| Manor Primary School, Ivybridge | 33% | 5.5% | 27.3% | 190 | 0.3 miles |
| Stowford School | 86% | 3.5% | 8.8% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodlands Park Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 16% | 324 | 0.7 miles |
| Ermington Primary School | 79% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 85 | 2.1 miles |
| Ugborough Primary School | 30% | 2.9% | 7.7% | 114 | 2.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.41%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 13.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor Primary School, Ivybridge0.3 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
-
Stowford School0.4 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
-
Woodlands Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
-
Ermington Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
-
Ugborough Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
Other schools in Ivybridge
The Erme Primary School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Ivybridge.
- Cornwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ermington Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School, Ivybridge Primary
- Modbury Primary School Primary
- Stowford School Primary
- Ugborough Primary School Primary
- Woodlands Park Primary School Primary
- Ivybridge Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Erme Primary School teach?
- The Erme Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ivybridge.
- Who is the executive headteacher of The Erme Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of The Erme Primary School is Mrs Leanne Penhallurick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Erme Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Erme 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 many pupils are at The Erme Primary School?
- The Erme Primary School has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Erme Primary School full?
- The Erme Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 101 on roll (58%), 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 The Erme Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Erme Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Erme Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Erme Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Erme Primary School part of an academy trust?
- The Erme Primary School is part of the Exe Valley & Moorsway Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Erme Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 24% in 2022/23 and 13% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Erme Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- The Erme Primary School ranked 266th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Erme Primary School's absence rate?
- The Erme Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Erme Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Erme 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 15 July 2026.