Combe Martin Primary School
Hangman Path, Combe Martin, Ilfracombe, EX34 0DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALUMNIS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dee Seddon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Alumnis Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 145764
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01271883226
About this school
Combe Martin Primary School is a primary academy in Ilfracombe. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 137 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 29 | 16 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 56% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 81% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 69% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Combe Martin 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 | 48% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 155 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Combe Martin Primary School compares
Combe Martin Primary School ranked 80th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.9% | 32.5% | 137 | — |
| Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 69 | 1.2 miles |
| Kentisbury Primary School | 50% | 3.9% | 20.5% | 51 | 3.5 miles |
| Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School | 37% | 5.7% | 33.4% | 326 | 3.7 miles |
| Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.3% | 27.8% | 207 | 3.8 miles |
| West Down School | — | — | — | 95 | 5.1 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)
- 32.48%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 14.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ilfracombe
-
Kentisbury Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School3.7 miles
Primary · Ilfracombe
-
Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School3.8 miles
Primary · Ilfracombe
-
West Down School5.1 miles
Primary · Ilfracombe
Other schools in Ilfracombe
- Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School Primary
- Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School Primary
- West Down School Primary
- The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Combe Martin Primary School teach?
- Combe Martin Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilfracombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Combe Martin Primary School?
- The headteacher of Combe Martin Primary School is Mrs Dee Seddon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Combe Martin Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Combe Martin 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 big is Combe Martin Primary School?
- Combe Martin Primary School has 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Combe Martin Primary School full?
- Combe Martin Primary School has capacity for 230 pupils and 137 on roll (60%), 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 Combe Martin Primary School a faith school?
- No. Combe Martin Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Combe Martin Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Combe Martin Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Combe Martin Primary School?
- Combe Martin Primary School is part of ALUMNIS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Combe Martin Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Combe Martin Primary School rank locally?
- Combe Martin Primary School ranked 80th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Combe Martin Primary School's absence rate?
- Combe Martin Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Combe Martin Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Combe Martin 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 10 July 2026.