Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit
Glendale Road, Okehampton, EX20 1JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Dan Marshall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 145334
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0183752866
About this school
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit is a primary academy in Okehampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 420 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 May 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 | 84 | 87 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 47% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 67% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 53% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 64% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit 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 | 24% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 556 |
| 2023/24 | 493 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit compares
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit ranked 180th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7% | 28% | 420 | — |
| St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 37% | 5.1% | 30.1% | 244 | 0.8 miles |
| Exbourne Church of England Primary School | — | 4.8% | 25.8% | 25 | 4.1 miles |
| South Tawton Primary School | 58% | 4.6% | 12.2% | 201 | 4.2 miles |
| Boasley Cross Community Primary School | — | 2.5% | 5.7% | 39 | 5.4 miles |
| Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School | — | 6.2% | 35.3% | 22 | 5.5 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)
- 28.03%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.01%
- Persistent absence
- 15.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Okehampton
-
Exbourne Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Okehampton
-
South Tawton Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Okehampton
-
Boasley Cross Community Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Okehampton
-
Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School5.5 miles
Primary · Okehampton
Other schools in Okehampton
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Okehampton.
- Boasley Cross Community Primary School Primary
- Bridestowe Primary School Primary
- Exbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hatherleigh Community Primary School Primary
- Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lydford Primary School Primary
- Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- South Tawton Primary School Primary
- St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primary
- The Clinton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Okehampton College Secondary
- The Promise School Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit teach?
- Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Okehampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit?
- The headteacher of Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit is Headteacher Dan Marshall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit, 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 Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit?
- Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit full?
- Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit has capacity for 630 pupils and 420 on roll (67%), 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 Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit a faith school?
- No. Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit has no designated religious character.
- Does Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit?
- Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit 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.
- What SEN provision does Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit have?
- The schools register lists Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 24% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit rank locally?
- Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit ranked 180th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit's absence rate?
- Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit'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.