Teignmouth Primary School
Mill Lane, Teignmouth, TQ14 9BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IVY EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Luke Marchant
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 136493
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626772320
About this school
Teignmouth Primary School is a primary academy in Teignmouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Teignmouth Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 37 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 65% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 86% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 73% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 68% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Teignmouth 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 | 66% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 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 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Teignmouth Primary School compares
Teignmouth Primary School ranked 178th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.9% | 53.6% | 197 | — |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 18% | 134 | 0.2 miles |
| Hazeldown School | 67% | 4.1% | 15% | 403 | 0.8 miles |
| Shaldon Primary School | 88% | 3.5% | 13% | 229 | 0.9 miles |
| Bishopsteignton School | 77% | 4% | 13.5% | 157 | 1.4 miles |
| Stokeinteignhead School | 72% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 104 | 2.2 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.63%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Hazeldown School0.8 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Shaldon Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Bishopsteignton School1.4 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Stokeinteignhead School2.2 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Teignmouth
Teignmouth Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Teignmouth.
- Bishopsteignton School Primary
- Hazeldown School Primary
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Shaldon Primary School Primary
- Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Teignmouth Primary School teach?
- Teignmouth Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Teignmouth.
- Who is the principal of Teignmouth Primary School?
- The principal of Teignmouth Primary School is Mr Luke Marchant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Teignmouth Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Teignmouth 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 many pupils are at Teignmouth Primary School?
- Teignmouth Primary School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Teignmouth Primary School full?
- Teignmouth Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 197 on roll (47%), 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 Teignmouth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Teignmouth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Teignmouth Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Teignmouth Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Teignmouth Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Teignmouth Primary School is part of IVY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Teignmouth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% 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 Teignmouth Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Teignmouth Primary School ranked 178th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Teignmouth Primary School's absence rate?
- Teignmouth Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Teignmouth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Teignmouth 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 1 July 2026.