Membury Primary Academy
Membury, Axminster, EX13 7AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Head of School
- Miss Heidi Wickens
- Sponsor
- The First Federation Trust
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 41
- Pupils on roll
- 8
- URN
- 142250
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01404881491
About this school
Membury Primary Academy is a primary academy in Axminster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 8 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Membury 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How Membury 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 10 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Membury Primary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 20% | 8 | — |
| Stockland Church of England Primary Academy | 80% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 75 | 2.1 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.3% | 16.7% | 84 | 2.1 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy | 50% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 120 | 2.3 miles |
| Kilmington Primary School | 38% | 5.2% | 15.7% | 72 | 3.2 miles |
| Axminster Community Primary Academy | 52% | 6.4% | 37.1% | 297 | 3.2 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)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 36.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stockland Church of England Primary Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Kilmington Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Axminster Community Primary Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Axminster
Other schools in Axminster
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Axminster Community Primary Academy Primary
- Hawkchurch Church of England School Primary
- Kilmington Primary School 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 Membury Primary Academy teach?
- Membury Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Axminster.
- Who is the head of school of Membury Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Membury Primary Academy is Miss Heidi Wickens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Membury Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Membury 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 Membury Primary Academy?
- Membury Primary Academy has 8 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Membury Primary Academy full?
- Membury Primary Academy has capacity for 41 pupils and 8 on roll (20%), 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 Membury Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Membury Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Membury Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Membury Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Membury Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Membury 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.
- What is Membury Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Membury Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Membury Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Membury 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 2 July 2026.