Shaldon Primary School
Bridge Road, Shaldon, Teignmouth, TQ14 0DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jess Bowden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Academy for Character and Excellence
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 142803
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626873329
About this school
Shaldon Primary School is a primary academy in Teignmouth. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 229 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shaldon 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 87% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 23% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 94% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 94% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 90% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Shaldon 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 | 87% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shaldon Primary School compares
Shaldon Primary School ranked 7th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 3.5% | 13% | 229 | — |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 18% | 134 | 0.8 miles |
| Teignmouth Primary School | 55% | 4.9% | 53.6% | 197 | 0.9 miles |
| Stokeinteignhead School | 72% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 104 | 1.5 miles |
| Hazeldown School | 67% | 4.1% | 15% | 403 | 1.5 miles |
| Bishopsteignton School | 77% | 4% | 13.5% | 157 | 1.8 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)
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.51%
- Persistent absence
- 5.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Teignmouth Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Stokeinteignhead School1.5 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Hazeldown School1.5 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
-
Bishopsteignton School1.8 miles
Primary · Teignmouth
Other schools in Teignmouth
Shaldon Primary School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Teignmouth.
- Bishopsteignton School Primary
- Hazeldown School Primary
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Teignmouth Primary School Primary
- Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Shaldon Primary School teach?
- Shaldon Primary School teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is a primary school in Teignmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Shaldon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shaldon Primary School is Mrs Jess Bowden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shaldon Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shaldon 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 Shaldon Primary School?
- Shaldon Primary School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is Shaldon Primary School full?
- Shaldon Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 229 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Shaldon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shaldon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shaldon Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shaldon Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Shaldon Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Shaldon Primary School is part of THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shaldon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shaldon Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Shaldon Primary School ranked 7th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shaldon Primary School's absence rate?
- Shaldon Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shaldon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shaldon 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 2 July 2026.