Bovey Tracey Academy
Abbey Road, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)
- Headteacher
- Ms Louise Prywata
- Sponsor
- Learning Academy Partnership
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 150891
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626833257
About this school
Bovey Tracey Academy is a primary academy in Newton Abbot. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 245 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Bovey Tracey Primary School (URN 113187).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
How Bovey Tracey Academy compares
Bovey Tracey Academy ranked 95th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.1% | 22.3% | 245 | — |
| Hennock Community Primary School | 44% | 3% | 6% | 45 | 1.7 miles |
| St Catherine's CofE Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 35.3% | 130 | 2.0 miles |
| Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School | 82% | 6.3% | 19.3% | 84 | 2.0 miles |
| Ilsington Church of England Primary School | 75% | 4% | 5% | 95 | 2.3 miles |
| Blackpool Church of England Primary School | 54% | 4.5% | 6% | 244 | 2.8 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)
- 22.27%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.11%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hennock Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
St Catherine's CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Ilsington Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Blackpool Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Newton Abbot
Bovey Tracey Academy ranks 14th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Newton Abbot.
- Abbotskerswell Primary School Primary
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy Primary
- Ashburton Primary School Primary
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Canada Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Chagford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School Primary
- Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Decoy Primary School Primary
- Denbury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bovey Tracey Academy teach?
- Bovey Tracey Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newton Abbot.
- Who is the headteacher of Bovey Tracey Academy?
- The headteacher of Bovey Tracey Academy is Ms Louise Prywata, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bovey Tracey Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bovey Tracey Academy, 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 Bovey Tracey Academy?
- Bovey Tracey Academy has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bovey Tracey Academy full?
- Bovey Tracey Academy has capacity for 280 pupils and 245 on roll (88%), 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 Bovey Tracey Academy a faith school?
- No. Bovey Tracey Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bovey Tracey Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bovey Tracey Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bovey Tracey Academy?
- Bovey Tracey Academy is part of LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Bovey Tracey Academy rank locally?
- Bovey Tracey Academy ranked 95th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bovey Tracey Academy's absence rate?
- Bovey Tracey Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census.
- What are Bovey Tracey Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bovey Tracey Academy'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.