North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery
Exeter Street, North Tawton, EX20 2HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Ms Clare Vincent
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 145333
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0183782284
About this school
North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in North Tawton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 160 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 25 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 56% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 84% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 60% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 76% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery 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 | 65% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 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 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery compares
North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 173rd of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.4% | 16.8% | 160 | — |
| Bow Community Primary School | 40% | 4.8% | 19.6% | 133 | 3.5 miles |
| Spreyton School | — | 7.5% | 13.6% | 30 | 3.7 miles |
| Exbourne Church of England Primary School | — | 4.8% | 25.8% | 25 | 3.9 miles |
| Winkleigh Primary School | 67% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 224 | 4.4 miles |
| South Tawton Primary School | 58% | 4.6% | 12.2% | 201 | 5.0 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)
- 16.79%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bow Community Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Spreyton School3.7 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Exbourne Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Okehampton
-
Winkleigh Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Winkleigh
-
South Tawton Primary School5.0 miles
Primary · Okehampton
Common questions
- What year groups does North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery teach?
- North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in North Tawton.
- Who is the acting headteacher of North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery?
- The acting headteacher of North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery is Ms Clare Vincent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery?
- North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery full?
- North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 210 pupils and 160 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 North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery?
- North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery is part of DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 173rd of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery'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 10 July 2026.