Axminster Community Primary Academy
Stoney Lane, Axminster, EX13 5BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Claire Hulbert
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The First Federation Trust
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 297
- URN
- 141523
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0129733005
About this school
Axminster Community Primary Academy is a primary academy in Axminster. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 297 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Axminster Community Primary Academy, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 37 | 45 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 33% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 58% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% | 47% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 51% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Axminster Community Primary 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 | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 290 |
| 2023/24 | 293 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Axminster Community Primary Academy compares
Axminster Community Primary Academy ranked 197th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% 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 | 52% | 6.4% | 37.1% | 297 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster | 21% | 5.5% | 14% | 136 | 0.2 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.3% | 16.7% | 84 | 1.6 miles |
| Kilmington Primary School | 38% | 5.2% | 15.7% | 72 | 1.8 miles |
| Hawkchurch Church of England School | — | 8.8% | 35.5% | 43 | 2.9 miles |
| Musbury Primary School | — | 4.2% | 33.3% | 53 | 3.0 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)
- 37.14%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 6.39%
- Persistent absence
- 17.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster0.2 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Axminster
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Kilmington Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Hawkchurch Church of England School2.9 miles
Primary · Axminster
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Musbury Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Axminster
Other schools in Axminster
Axminster Community Primary Academy ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Axminster.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hawkchurch Church of England School Primary
- Kilmington Primary School Primary
- Membury Primary Academy Primary
- Musbury Primary School Primary
- Shute Community Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster Primary
- Axe Valley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Axminster Community Primary Academy teach?
- Axminster Community Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Axminster.
- Who is the head of school of Axminster Community Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Axminster Community Primary Academy is Mrs Claire Hulbert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Axminster Community Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Axminster Community Primary 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 many pupils are at Axminster Community Primary Academy?
- Axminster Community Primary Academy has 297 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Axminster Community Primary Academy full?
- Axminster Community Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 297 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 Axminster Community Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Axminster Community Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Axminster Community Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Axminster Community Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Axminster Community Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Axminster Community Primary Academy is part of THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Axminster Community Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Axminster Community Primary Academy compare with other schools in Devon?
- Axminster Community Primary Academy ranked 197th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% 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 Axminster Community Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Axminster Community Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Axminster Community Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Axminster Community Primary 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.