Chulmleigh Primary School
Beacon Road, Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHULMLEIGH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Healey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 137023
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01769580535
About this school
Chulmleigh Primary School is a primary academy in Chulmleigh. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 226 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 | 32 | 32 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 44% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 84% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 81% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 81% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| 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 Chulmleigh 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 | 53% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 182 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chulmleigh Primary School compares
Chulmleigh Primary School ranked 221st of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5% | 20.1% | 226 | — |
| Kings Nympton Community Primary School | — | 10.6% | 35.3% | 17 | 2.9 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School | 56% | 4% | 40% | 51 | 4.8 miles |
| East Worlington Primary School | 33% | 5.8% | 18% | 75 | 5.4 miles |
| Winkleigh Primary School | 67% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 224 | 5.6 miles |
| High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy | 87% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 84 | 6.6 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.09%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 12.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings Nympton Community Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Umberleigh
-
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
East Worlington Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Winkleigh Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Winkleigh
-
High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy6.6 miles
Primary · Umberleigh
Other schools in Chulmleigh
- Chulmleigh Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chulmleigh Primary School teach?
- Chulmleigh Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Chulmleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Chulmleigh Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chulmleigh Primary School is Mrs Sarah Healey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chulmleigh Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chulmleigh 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 Chulmleigh Primary School?
- Chulmleigh Primary School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chulmleigh Primary School full?
- Chulmleigh Primary School has capacity for 170 pupils and 226 on roll (133%), so it is at or above 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 Chulmleigh Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chulmleigh Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chulmleigh Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chulmleigh Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chulmleigh Primary School?
- Chulmleigh Primary School is part of CHULMLEIGH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chulmleigh Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chulmleigh Primary School rank locally?
- Chulmleigh Primary School ranked 221st of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chulmleigh Primary School's absence rate?
- Chulmleigh Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chulmleigh Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chulmleigh 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.