Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School
Union Street, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2JX
This school is closed (it closed in October 2023).
It was replaced by Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Tracy Hoare
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 237
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 113477
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Newton Abbot. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and 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 | 29 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - |
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 Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and 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 | 55% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 40.8% | 216 | — |
| Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School | 63% | 6.1% | 41.6% | 189 | 0.0 miles |
| Bearnes Voluntary Primary School | 31% | 4.3% | 39.6% | 100 | 0.2 miles |
| All Saints Marsh CofE Academy | 85% | 4.6% | 23.8% | 84 | 0.3 miles |
| Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School | 50% | 5.8% | 38.8% | 287 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 5.8% | 27.6% | 80 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.8%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
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Bearnes Voluntary Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
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All Saints Marsh CofE Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Newton Abbot
- Abbotskerswell Primary School Primary
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy Primary
- Ashburton Primary School Primary
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bovey Tracey Academy Primary
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Canada Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Chagford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School Primary
- Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Decoy Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School teach?
- Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Newton Abbot.
- Has Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and 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 many pupils are at Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School?
- Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School had 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and 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 October 2023.