Broadhembury Church of England Primary School
Broadhembury, Honiton, EX14 3NF
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Broadhembury Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Gray
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 32
- URN
- 113349
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
Broadhembury Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Honiton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 32 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Broadhembury Church of England Primary 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 | 7 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 17% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 14% | 17% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 17% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 91.0 |
| Reading progress | +7.00 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - |
| 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 Broadhembury Church of England 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 | 14% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 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 | 13.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 32 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadhembury Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.1% | 46.9% | 32 | — |
| Broadhembury Church of England Primary School | — | 7.9% | 42.9% | 23 | 0.0 miles |
| Payhembury Church of England Primary School | 76% | 3.1% | 3% | 93 | 2.1 miles |
| Awliscombe Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3.7% | 13% | 90 | 2.8 miles |
| Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 172 | 3.0 miles |
| Plymtree Church of England Primary School | 22% | 7.2% | 25.9% | 54 | 3.2 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)
- 46.9%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 10.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadhembury Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Payhembury Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Awliscombe Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Kentisbeare Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Cullompton
-
Plymtree Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Cullompton
Other schools in Honiton
- Awliscombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broadhembury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Feniton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Honiton Primary School Primary
- Littletown Primary Academy Primary
- Offwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stockland Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Upottery Primary School Primary
- Honiton Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Broadhembury Church of England Primary School teach?
- Broadhembury Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Honiton.
- Has Broadhembury Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Broadhembury Church of England Primary 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 big is Broadhembury Church of England Primary School?
- Broadhembury Church of England Primary School had 32 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Broadhembury Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 14% in 2022/23 and 17% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Broadhembury Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadhembury Church of England 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 31 August 2024.