Community school · Torbay

Homelands Primary School

3–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113231URN

Westhill Road, Torquay, TQ1 4NT · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Homelands Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Torbay median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Torbay

48 applications for 28 places · 10th of 26 in Torbay

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Torbay 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 22 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
7 December 2021
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Torbay median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 1.7; Torbay median median 1.6
2025 2.3; Torbay median median 1.7
2024 2.3; Torbay median median 1.8
2023 3.0; Torbay median median 1.7
2022 1.9; Torbay median median 1.9
2021 2.7; Torbay median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Torbay median median 2.1
2019 2.7; Torbay median median 2.1
2018 3.1; Torbay median median 2.2
2017 3.3; Torbay median median 2.3
2016 3.3; Torbay median median 2.2
2015 2.6; Torbay median median 1.9
2014 3.1; Torbay median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Torbay median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Torbay median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	48	1.7	27	0.96
Sep 2025	23	52	2.3	23	1.00
Sep 2024	24	56	2.3	23	0.96
Sep 2023	24	72	3.0	22	0.92
Sep 2022	29	55	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2021	22	59	2.7	22	1.00
Sep 2020	29	69	2.4	30	1.03
Sep 2019	29	77	2.7	33	1.14
Sep 2018	30	92	3.1	40	1.33
Sep 2017	28	93	3.3	40	1.43
Sep 2016	29	95	3.3	36	1.24
Sep 2015	28	73	2.6	26	0.93
Sep 2014	30	92	3.1	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 77% · Maths 67% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%18th of 30 in Torbay

Torbay 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Torbay 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Torbay 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Torbay 73% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Torbay 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Torbay 76% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Torbay 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Torbay median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	13%	104	102
2023/24	50%	7%	105	103
2022/23	57%	7%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Homelands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Academy
0.2 km · Torbay

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay
0.3 km · Torbay

Good2022

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School
0.6 km · Torbay

Good2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Upton St James CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Torbay

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Ellacombe Church of England Academy
0.9 km · Torbay

Good2024

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Torbay

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Torre Church of England Academy
1.3 km · Torbay

2026

1.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Lift Barton Hill
1.4 km · Torbay

Good2023

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113231 · 880/2455
Capacity: 236 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 40.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Westhill Road, Torquay, TQ1 4NT
Local authority: Torbay

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources