Wilcombe Primary School
Lazenby Road, Wilcombe, Tiverton, EX16 4AL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Ms Charlotte Hill-Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ventrus Limited
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 137659
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01884253025
About this school
Wilcombe Primary School is a primary academy in Tiverton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 157 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wilcombe 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- 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 | 28 | 22 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 45% | 17% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 68% | 39% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 59% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 73% | 30% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +8.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.90 | - | - |
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 Wilcombe 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 | 93% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 17% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 182 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wilcombe Primary School compares
Wilcombe Primary School ranked 264th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 17% | 6.3% | 43.2% | 157 | — |
| Tidcombe Primary School | 70% | 3.2% | 13.6% | 143 | 0.3 miles |
| Two Moors Primary School | 55% | 5.8% | 22.8% | 358 | 0.7 miles |
| Castle Primary School | 44% | 4.8% | 33.8% | 293 | 0.7 miles |
| Heathcoat Primary School | 28% | 6.5% | 37.3% | 267 | 1.1 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | 45% | 4.9% | 25.4% | 116 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.23%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 22.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tidcombe Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Two Moors Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Castle Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Heathcoat Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
St John's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Tiverton
Other schools in Tiverton
Wilcombe Primary School ranks 14th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Tiverton.
- Bampton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bolham Community Primary School Primary
- Burlescombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Castle Primary School Primary
- East Anstey Primary School Primary
- Halberton Primary School Primary
- Heathcoat Primary School Primary
- Rackenford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tidcombe Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wilcombe Primary School teach?
- Wilcombe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tiverton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wilcombe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wilcombe Primary School is Ms Charlotte Hill-Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wilcombe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wilcombe 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 Wilcombe Primary School?
- Wilcombe Primary School has 157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wilcombe Primary School full?
- Wilcombe Primary School has capacity for 200 pupils and 157 on roll (79%), 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 Wilcombe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wilcombe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wilcombe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wilcombe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Wilcombe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wilcombe 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 Wilcombe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 93% in 2022/23 and 17% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wilcombe Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Wilcombe Primary School ranked 264th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wilcombe Primary School's absence rate?
- Wilcombe Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wilcombe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wilcombe 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.