South Brent Primary School
Totnes Road, South Brent, TQ10 9JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Burstow
- Sponsor
- Ventrus Limited
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 293
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- URN
- 137647
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0136472203
About this school
South Brent Primary School is a primary academy in South Brent. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 163 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South Brent 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 | 36 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 56% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 81% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 78% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 78% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 South Brent 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 | 28% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Brent Primary School compares
South Brent Primary School ranked 212th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% 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 | 48% | 5% | 21% | 163 | — |
| Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School | 38% | 4% | 7.3% | 54 | 2.7 miles |
| Ugborough Primary School | 30% | 2.9% | 7.7% | 114 | 3.0 miles |
| Stowford School | 86% | 3.5% | 8.8% | 450 | 4.3 miles |
| Buckfastleigh Primary School | 58% | 5% | 34.7% | 112 | 4.4 miles |
| The Erme Primary School | 13% | 5.7% | 20.4% | 101 | 4.6 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)
- 21.02%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 9.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Totnes
-
Ugborough Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
-
Stowford School4.3 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
-
Buckfastleigh Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Buckfastleigh
-
The Erme Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
Other schools in South Brent
- Breakthrough College Other types
Common questions
- What ages does South Brent Primary School teach?
- South Brent Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in South Brent.
- Who is the headteacher of South Brent Primary School?
- The headteacher of South Brent Primary School is Mr Nick Burstow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South Brent Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Brent 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 South Brent Primary School?
- South Brent Primary School has 163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is South Brent Primary School full?
- South Brent Primary School has capacity for 293 pupils and 163 on roll (56%), 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 South Brent Primary School a faith school?
- No. South Brent Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Brent Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South Brent Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is South Brent Primary School part of an academy trust?
- South Brent Primary School is part of THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have South Brent Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 28% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Brent Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- South Brent Primary School ranked 212th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% 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 South Brent Primary School's absence rate?
- South Brent Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Brent Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Brent 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.