Clawton Primary School
Clawton, Holsworthy, EX22 6QN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALUMNIS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Alumnis Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 115
- Pupils on roll
- 82
- URN
- 147492
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01409253618
About this school
Clawton Primary School is a primary academy in Holsworthy. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 82 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Clawton 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | - | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | - | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 18% | - | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 18% | - | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | - | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | - | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -9.10 | - | - |
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 Clawton 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 | 18% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 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 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clawton Primary School compares
Clawton Primary School ranked 231st of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% 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 | 42% | 7.1% | 25.7% | 82 | — |
| Ashwater Primary School | — | 4% | 10% | 42 | 3.0 miles |
| Holsworthy Church of England Primary School | 46% | 4.9% | 29.4% | 338 | 3.3 miles |
| Boyton Community Primary School | 25% | 5.1% | 22.6% | 28 | 4.7 miles |
| St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School | 57% | 4.8% | 19.5% | 100 | 5.2 miles |
| Bridgerule Church of England Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 9.7% | 62 | 5.4 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)
- 25.71%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashwater Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Beaworthy
-
Holsworthy Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Holsworthy
-
Boyton Community Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School5.2 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Bridgerule Church of England Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Holsworthy
Other schools in Holsworthy
Clawton Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Holsworthy.
- Bradford Primary School Primary
- Bradworthy Primary Academy Primary
- Bridgerule Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holsworthy Church of England Primary School Primary
- Whitstone Primary School Primary
- Holsworthy Community College Secondary
- Highgate Hill House School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Clawton Primary School teach?
- Clawton Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Holsworthy.
- Who is the headteacher of Clawton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Clawton Primary School is Mrs Michelle Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Clawton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clawton 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 Clawton Primary School?
- Clawton Primary School has 82 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Clawton Primary School full?
- Clawton Primary School has capacity for 115 pupils and 82 on roll (71%), 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 Clawton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Clawton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clawton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clawton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Clawton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Clawton 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 Clawton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 18% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clawton Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Clawton Primary School ranked 231st of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% 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 Clawton Primary School's absence rate?
- Clawton Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clawton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clawton 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.