Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Borough Road, Torrington, EX38 7NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Newall
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 530
- Pupils on roll
- 476
- URN
- 113377
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01805622333
About this school
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Torrington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 476 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 93 | 68 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 41% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 68% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 62% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 53% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Great Torrington Bluecoat 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 | 48% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 497 |
| 2023/24 | 476 |
| 2024/25 | 463 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School compares
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School ranked 196th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 7.1% | 22.4% | 476 | — |
| Monkleigh Primary School | 80% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 137 | 2.9 miles |
| Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit | 67% | 5% | 15.4% | 65 | 3.7 miles |
| Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School | 35% | 4.4% | 9.5% | 118 | 4.3 miles |
| East-the-Water Community Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 42.4% | 439 | 4.9 miles |
| Buckland Brewer Primary School | 33% | 4.7% | 31.4% | 49 | 5.0 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)
- 22.38%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.09%
- Persistent absence
- 16.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Monkleigh Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Bideford
-
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit3.7 miles
Primary · Torrington
-
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School4.3 miles
Primary · Winkleigh
-
East-the-Water Community Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Bideford
-
Buckland Brewer Primary School5.0 miles
Primary · Bideford
Other schools in Torrington
- Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Great Torrington School Secondary
- Marland School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School teach?
- Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Torrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School is Mr Matthew Newall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England 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 Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School?
- Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School has 476 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School full?
- Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School has capacity for 530 pupils and 476 on roll (90%), 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 Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Exeter.
- Does Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Great Torrington Bluecoat 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 48% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School ranked 196th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Torrington Bluecoat 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 29 June 2026.