Tavistock Primary & Nursery School
Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 8BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Tavistock Co-Operative Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Byrom
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 321
- URN
- 113265
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01822616044
About this school
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School is a foundation primary school in Tavistock. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 321 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 50 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 60% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 14% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 72% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 74% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 66% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Tavistock Primary & Nursery 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 | 50% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 386 |
| 2024/25 | 364 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tavistock Primary & Nursery School compares
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School ranked 183rd of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 6.5% | 29.2% | 321 | — |
| St Rumon's Church of England Infants School | — | 4.4% | 13.8% | 73 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Junior School | 52% | 4.6% | 18.5% | 119 | 0.7 miles |
| Whitchurch Community Primary School | 66% | 5.3% | 19.3% | 202 | 0.8 miles |
| Gulworthy Primary Academy | 85% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 90 | 1.9 miles |
| Lamerton CofE Primary Academy | 83% | 3.8% | 24% | 47 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report10 July 2024
- 12 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.15%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.52%
- Persistent absence
- 16.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Rumon's Church of England Infants School0.6 miles
Primary · Tavistock
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St Peter's Church of England Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
Whitchurch Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
Gulworthy Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
Lamerton CofE Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Tavistock
Other schools in Tavistock
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary 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
- 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 Tavistock Primary & Nursery School teach?
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Tavistock.
- Who is the headteacher of Tavistock Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Tavistock Primary & Nursery School is Miss Emma Byrom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tavistock Primary & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tavistock Primary & Nursery 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 Tavistock Primary & Nursery School?
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School has 321 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Tavistock Primary & Nursery School full?
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 321 on roll (76%), 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 Tavistock Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Tavistock Primary & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tavistock Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tavistock Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tavistock Primary & Nursery School?
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School is part of Tavistock Co-Operative Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tavistock Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tavistock Primary & Nursery School rank locally?
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School ranked 183rd of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tavistock Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tavistock Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tavistock Primary & Nursery 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.