Two Moors Primary School
Cowleymoor Road, Tiverton, EX16 6HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Brendon Dutton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 113341
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01884253006
About this school
Two Moors Primary School is a foundation primary school in Tiverton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 358 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
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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- 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 | 60 | 51 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 53% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 76% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 69% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 53% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Two Moors 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 | 53% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 379 |
| 2024/25 | 377 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Two Moors Primary School compares
Two Moors Primary School ranked 179th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.8% | 22.8% | 358 | — |
| Castle Primary School | 44% | 4.8% | 33.8% | 293 | 0.4 miles |
| Wilcombe Primary School | 17% | 6.3% | 43.2% | 157 | 0.7 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | 45% | 4.9% | 25.4% | 116 | 0.9 miles |
| Tidcombe Primary School | 70% | 3.2% | 13.6% | 143 | 0.9 miles |
| Heathcoat Primary School | 28% | 6.5% | 37.3% | 267 | 1.0 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)
- 22.83%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 14.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castle Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Wilcombe Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
St John's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Tidcombe Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Heathcoat Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Tiverton
Other schools in Tiverton
Two Moors Primary School ranks 8th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Tiverton.
- Bampton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bolham Community Primary School Primary
- Burlescombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Castle Primary School Primary
- East Anstey Primary School Primary
- Halberton Primary School Primary
- Heathcoat Primary School Primary
- Rackenford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tidcombe Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Two Moors Primary School teach?
- Two Moors Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Tiverton.
- Who is the headteacher of Two Moors Primary School?
- The headteacher of Two Moors Primary School is Mr Brendon Dutton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Two Moors Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Two Moors 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 Two Moors Primary School?
- Two Moors Primary School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Two Moors Primary School full?
- Two Moors Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 358 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 Two Moors Primary School a faith school?
- No. Two Moors Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Two Moors Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Two Moors Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Two Moors Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Two Moors Primary School rank locally?
- Two Moors Primary School ranked 179th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Two Moors Primary School's absence rate?
- Two Moors Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Two Moors Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Two Moors 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.