Eden Park Primary & Nursery School
Eden Park, Brixham, TQ5 9NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONNECT ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Adele Clayton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- URN
- 136892
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803854011
About this school
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School is a primary academy in Brixham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 342 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
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 | 61 | 57 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 44% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 75% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 65% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 63% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Eden Park Primary & Nursery 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 | Torbay average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 57% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 466 |
| 2023/24 | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 376 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eden Park Primary & Nursery School compares
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School ranked 10th of 30 primary schools in Torbay for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.9% | 39.6% | 342 | — |
| St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School | 29% | 10.4% | 44.1% | 56 | 0.1 miles |
| Brixham Church of England Primary School | 58% | 5.8% | 26.4% | 187 | 0.6 miles |
| Furzeham Primary School | 63% | 5% | 26% | 257 | 0.7 miles |
| Galmpton Church of England Primary School | 91% | 3.6% | 12.7% | 222 | 2.1 miles |
| White Rock Primary School | 51% | 4.8% | 21% | 666 | 2.9 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)
- 39.61%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 16.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Brixham
-
Brixham Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brixham
-
Furzeham Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Brixham
-
Galmpton Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Brixham
-
White Rock Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Paignton
Other schools in Brixham
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Brixham.
- Brixham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Furzeham Primary School Primary
- Galmpton Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Primary
- Brixham College Secondary
- Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Eden Park Primary & Nursery School teach?
- Eden Park Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Brixham.
- Who is the headteacher of Eden Park Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Eden Park Primary & Nursery School is Mrs Adele Clayton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eden Park Primary & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eden Park Primary & Nursery 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 Eden Park Primary & Nursery School?
- Eden Park Primary & Nursery School has 342 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Eden Park Primary & Nursery School full?
- Eden Park Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 342 on roll (81%), 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 Eden Park Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Eden Park Primary & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eden Park Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eden Park Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Eden Park Primary & Nursery School?
- Eden Park Primary & Nursery School is part of CONNECT ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Eden Park Primary & Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Eden Park Primary & Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Eden Park Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eden Park Primary & Nursery School rank locally?
- Eden Park Primary & Nursery School ranked 10th of 30 primary schools in Torbay for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eden Park Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Eden Park Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eden Park Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eden Park Primary & Nursery 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.