Curledge Street Academy
Curledge Street, Paignton, TQ4 5BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Keira Hayden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 467
- Pupils on roll
- 439
- URN
- 138772
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803557726
About this school
Curledge Street Academy is a primary academy in Paignton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 439 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 80% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
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 Curledge Street Academy 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 | 60% | 57% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 459 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Curledge Street Academy compares
Curledge Street Academy ranked 14th of 30 primary schools in Torbay for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.3% | 41.6% | 439 | — |
| St Michael's Church of England Academy | — | 3.9% | 14.5% | 101 | 0.1 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | 55% | 4.3% | 25.5% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Hayes School | 79% | 7.1% | 41.4% | 340 | 0.5 miles |
| Oldway Primary School | 66% | 5.4% | 19% | 598 | 0.5 miles |
| Roselands Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 22.4% | 315 | 1.1 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)
- 41.62%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 13.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's Church of England Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Paignton
-
Sacred Heart Catholic School0.5 miles
Primary · Paignton
-
Hayes School0.5 miles
Primary · Paignton
-
Oldway Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Paignton
-
Roselands Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Paignton
Other schools in Paignton
Curledge Street Academy ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Paignton.
- Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hayes School Primary
- Kings Ash Academy Primary
- Marldon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Oldway Primary School Primary
- Roselands Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primary
- White Rock Primary School Primary
- Paignton Academy Secondary
- South Devon College 16 plus
- Brunel School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Curledge Street Academy teach?
- Curledge Street Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Paignton.
- Who is the headteacher of Curledge Street Academy?
- The headteacher of Curledge Street Academy is Miss Keira Hayden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Curledge Street Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Curledge Street Academy, 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 Curledge Street Academy?
- Curledge Street Academy has 439 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Curledge Street Academy full?
- Curledge Street Academy has capacity for 467 pupils and 439 on roll (94%), 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 Curledge Street Academy a faith school?
- No. Curledge Street Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Curledge Street Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Curledge Street Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Curledge Street Academy?
- Curledge Street Academy is part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Curledge Street Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Curledge Street Academy rank locally?
- Curledge Street Academy ranked 14th of 30 primary schools in Torbay for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Curledge Street Academy's absence rate?
- Curledge Street Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Curledge Street Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Curledge Street Academy'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.