East Allington Primary School
Church Hill, East Allington, Totnes, TQ9 7RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Liam Fielding
- Sponsor
- Education South West
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 141287
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01548521305
About this school
East Allington Primary School is a primary academy in Totnes. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 80 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected East Allington 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
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 | 16 | 13 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 69% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 92% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 92% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 85% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 East Allington 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 | 63% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Allington Primary School compares
East Allington Primary School ranked 147th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.7% | 8.9% | 80 | — |
| Blackawton Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 11.4% | 140 | 2.7 miles |
| Kingsbridge Primary School | 61% | 5.8% | 17.1% | 343 | 2.9 miles |
| Loddiswell Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 11.9% | 118 | 3.0 miles |
| Charleton Church of England Academy | 57% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 24 | 3.7 miles |
| Stokenham Area Primary School | 79% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 202 | 3.9 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)
- 8.86%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.66%
- Persistent absence
- 10.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blackawton Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Totnes
-
Kingsbridge Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Kingsbridge
-
Loddiswell Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Kingsbridge
-
Charleton Church of England Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Kingsbridge
-
Stokenham Area Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Kingsbridge
Other schools in Totnes
East Allington Primary School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Totnes.
- Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackawton Primary School Primary
- Broadhempston Village Primary School Primary
- Dartington Church of England Academy Primary
- Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harbertonford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stoke Gabriel Primary School Primary
- The Grove School Primary
- Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- King Edward VI Community College Secondary
- Bidwell Brook School Special schools
- Lifeworks College Other types
Common questions
- What ages does East Allington Primary School teach?
- East Allington Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Totnes.
- Who is the executive headteacher of East Allington Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of East Allington Primary School is Mr Liam Fielding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East Allington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Allington 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 East Allington Primary School?
- East Allington Primary School has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is East Allington Primary School full?
- East Allington Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 80 on roll (76%), 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 East Allington Primary School a faith school?
- No. East Allington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does East Allington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records East Allington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is East Allington Primary School part of an academy trust?
- East Allington 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 East Allington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Allington Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- East Allington Primary School ranked 147th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Allington Primary School's absence rate?
- East Allington Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Allington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Allington 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.