Rydon Primary School
Rydon Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
- Headteacher
- Mr Danny Brown
- Sponsor
- Education South West
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 373
- URN
- 137528
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626356420
About this school
Rydon Primary School is a primary academy in Newton Abbot. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 373 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rydon 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 76% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 12% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 83% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 85% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Rydon 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 | 43% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 407 |
| 2024/25 | 393 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rydon Primary School compares
Rydon Primary School ranked 91st of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.5% | 14.5% | 373 | — |
| Kingsteignton School | 59% | 4.1% | 13.3% | 232 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 22.4% | 454 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints Marsh CofE Academy | 85% | 4.6% | 23.8% | 84 | 1.5 miles |
| Bearnes Voluntary Primary School | 31% | 4.3% | 39.6% | 100 | 1.7 miles |
| Haytor View Community Primary School | — | — | — | 184 | 1.8 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)
- 14.5%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsteignton School0.5 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
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All Saints Marsh CofE Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Haytor View Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Newton Abbot
Rydon Primary School ranks 12th of the 27 ranked primary 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 Rydon Primary School teach?
- Rydon Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newton Abbot.
- Who is the headteacher of Rydon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rydon Primary School is Mr Danny Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rydon Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rydon 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 Rydon Primary School?
- Rydon Primary School has 373 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rydon Primary School full?
- Rydon Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 373 on roll (89%), 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 Rydon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rydon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rydon Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rydon Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Rydon Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Rydon Primary School is part of EDUCATION SOUTH WEST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rydon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rydon Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Rydon Primary School ranked 91st of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rydon Primary School's absence rate?
- Rydon Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rydon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rydon 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 15 July 2026.