All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School
Quinta Road, Torquay, TQ1 3RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Pugsley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 140629
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803329131
About this school
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Torquay. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 193 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 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 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 48% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 83% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 55% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 76% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 All Saints Babbacombe CofE 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 | Torbay average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 57% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School compares
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School ranked 22nd of 30 primary schools in Torbay for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.9% | 24.9% | 193 | — |
| Warberry CofE Academy | 83% | 4.8% | 18.1% | 368 | 0.4 miles |
| Ellacombe Church of England Academy | 71% | 6.1% | 44.9% | 337 | 0.5 miles |
| Ilsham Church of England Academy | 88% | 3.3% | 13.1% | 176 | 0.6 miles |
| Homelands Primary School | 57% | 7.7% | 36.1% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| St Margaret's Academy | 54% | 5.4% | 27.4% | 382 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.87%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 10.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warberry CofE Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Torquay
-
Ellacombe Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Torquay
-
Ilsham Church of England Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Torquay
-
Homelands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Torquay
-
St Margaret's Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Torquay
Other schools in Torquay
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School ranks 11th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Torquay.
- Cockington Primary School Primary
- Ellacombe Church of England Academy Primary
- Homelands Primary School Primary
- Ilsham Church of England Academy Primary
- Lift Barton Hill Primary
- Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
- Preston Primary School Primary
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay Primary
- Sherwell Valley Primary School Primary
- Shiphay Learning Academy Primary
- St Margaret's Academy Primary
- St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School teach?
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Torquay.
- Who is the headteacher of All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School is Mr Andy Pugsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints Babbacombe CofE 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 All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School?
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School full?
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 193 on roll (92%), 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 All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Exeter.
- Does All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School?
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School is part of ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School rank locally?
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School ranked 22nd of 30 primary schools in Torbay for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints Babbacombe CofE 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.