Milton Abbot School
Milton Abbot, Tavistock, PL19 0PS
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by Milton Abbot Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Hill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Torridge and West Devon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 113258
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
Milton Abbot School was a community primary school in Tavistock. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 65 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Milton Abbot 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 | 6 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - |
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 Milton Abbot 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 | 33% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 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 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Milton Abbot School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 82% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 15.4% | 65 | — |
| Milton Abbot Primary School | — | 3.4% | 14.3% | 82 | 0.0 miles |
| Lamerton CofE Primary Academy | 83% | 3.8% | 24% | 47 | 2.8 miles |
| Lifton Community Academy | 52% | 6.1% | 21.2% | 131 | 4.1 miles |
| Stoke Climsland School | 62% | 5.1% | 14.4% | 185 | 4.1 miles |
| Trekenner Community Primary School | — | 5.1% | 21.3% | 69 | 4.2 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.4%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Milton Abbot Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
Lamerton CofE Primary Academy2.8 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
Lifton Community Academy4.1 miles
Primary · Lifton
-
Stoke Climsland School4.1 miles
Primary · Callington
-
Trekenner Community Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Launceston
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 Milton Abbot School teach?
- Milton Abbot School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Tavistock.
- Has Milton Abbot School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Milton Abbot 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 Milton Abbot School?
- Milton Abbot School had 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Milton Abbot School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Milton Abbot School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Milton Abbot 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.