Westcliff Primary Academy
First Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9RA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Head of Teaching & Learning
- Ms Natasha Outhwaite
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The First Federation Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 296
- URN
- 142390
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626862444
About this school
Westcliff Primary Academy is a primary academy in Dawlish. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 296 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westcliff 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 64 | 51 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 45% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 63% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 55% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 47% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - | - |
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 Westcliff 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 | 41% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 374 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 343 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westcliff Primary Academy compares
Westcliff Primary Academy ranked 238th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.1% | 28% | 296 | — |
| Gatehouse Primary Academy | 57% | 5.7% | 32.3% | 314 | 0.8 miles |
| Hazeldown School | 67% | 4.1% | 15% | 403 | 1.6 miles |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 18% | 134 | 2.4 miles |
| Teignmouth Primary School | 55% | 4.9% | 53.6% | 197 | 2.4 miles |
| Cockwood Primary School | 73% | 5% | 19.3% | 86 | 2.9 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)
- 27.99%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 14.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gatehouse Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Dawlish
-
Hazeldown School1.6 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Teignmouth Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Cockwood Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Exeter
Other schools in Dawlish
- Gatehouse Primary Academy Primary
- Dawlish College Secondary
- Oakwood Specialist College Other types
- Orchard Manor School Academies
- Chances Educational Support Services Independent schools
- Education and Care (Devon) Ltd At 7-9 Oak Park Villas Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Westcliff Primary Academy teach?
- Westcliff Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dawlish.
- Who is the head of teaching & learning of Westcliff Primary Academy?
- The head of teaching & learning of Westcliff Primary Academy is Ms Natasha Outhwaite, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westcliff Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westcliff 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 Westcliff Primary Academy?
- Westcliff Primary Academy has 296 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Westcliff Primary Academy full?
- Westcliff Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 296 on roll (70%), 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 Westcliff Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Westcliff Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Westcliff Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Westcliff Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Westcliff Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Westcliff 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 SEN provision does Westcliff Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Westcliff Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Westcliff Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westcliff Primary Academy compare with other schools in Devon?
- Westcliff Primary Academy ranked 238th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westcliff Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Westcliff Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westcliff Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westcliff 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.