Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School
Beaford, Winkleigh, EX19 8LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TEAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Polak
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 149090
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01805603263
About this school
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School is a primary academy in Winkleigh. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 118 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 17 | 11 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 55% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 36% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 45% | 41% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Beaford Community Primary & Nursery 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 | 41% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School compares
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School ranked 245th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 4.4% | 9.5% | 118 | — |
| Dolton Church of England Primary School | — | 5.4% | 39.3% | 31 | 2.0 miles |
| Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School | 52% | 7.1% | 22.4% | 476 | 4.3 miles |
| High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy | 87% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 84 | 4.5 miles |
| Winkleigh Primary School | 67% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 224 | 6.5 miles |
| Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit | 67% | 5% | 15.4% | 65 | 6.5 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)
- 9.47%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dolton Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Winkleigh
-
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Torrington
-
High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy4.5 miles
Primary · Umberleigh
-
Winkleigh Primary School6.5 miles
Primary · Winkleigh
-
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit6.5 miles
Primary · Torrington
Other schools in Winkleigh
- Dolton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Winkleigh Primary School Primary
- Acorn School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School teach?
- Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Winkleigh.
- Who is the headteacher of Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School is Mr Daniel Polak, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beaford Community Primary & Nursery 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 Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School?
- Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School full?
- Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 105 pupils and 118 on roll (112%), 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 Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School is part of TEAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School ranked 245th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beaford Community Primary & Nursery 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.