Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School
Mary Tavy, Tavistock, PL19 9PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Davies
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 113264
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01822810384
About this school
Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School is a community primary school in Tavistock. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 103 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 6 | 16 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 75% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 75% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 94% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +7.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +6.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Mary Tavy and Brentor 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 | 83% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 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 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 74 |
| 2024/25 | 85 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School compares
Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School ranked 89th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.9% | 7.1% | 103 | — |
| St Rumon's Church of England Infants School | — | 4.4% | 13.8% | 73 | 3.2 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Junior School | 52% | 4.6% | 18.5% | 119 | 3.2 miles |
| Lamerton CofE Primary Academy | 83% | 3.8% | 24% | 47 | 3.8 miles |
| Lydford Primary School | — | 3.7% | 7.7% | 32 | 3.8 miles |
| Tavistock Primary & Nursery School | 54% | 6.5% | 29.2% | 321 | 3.8 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)
- 7.06%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 9.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Rumon's Church of England Infants School3.2 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
St Peter's Church of England Junior School3.2 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
Lamerton CofE Primary Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
Lydford Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Okehampton
-
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School3.8 miles
Primary · Tavistock
Other schools in Tavistock
Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Tavistock.
- Gulworthy Primary Academy Primary
- Lamerton CofE Primary Academy 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 year groups does Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School teach?
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tavistock.
- Who is the headteacher of Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School is Mrs Clare Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mary Tavy and Brentor 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 Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School?
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School full?
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 103 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School rank locally?
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School ranked 89th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mary Tavy and Brentor 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.