Community school · Devon

Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School

4–11Ages
103Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113264URN

Mary Tavy, Tavistock, PL19 9PR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

25 applications for 15 places · 42nd of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 29 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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 Devon median (1.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2016 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.2; Devon median median 1.6

This school
Devon 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	15	25	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2025	15	26	1.7	16	1.07
Sep 2024	11	13	1.2	10	0.91
Sep 2023	12	16	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2022	5	6	1.2	5	1.00
Sep 2021	4	6	1.5	4	1.00
Sep 2020	5	9	1.8	5	1.00
Sep 2019	9	13	1.4	9	1.00
Sep 2018	9	13	1.4	9	1.00
Sep 2017	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2016	5	10	2.0	5	1.00
Sep 2015	7	11	1.6	7	1.00
Sep 2014	10	12	1.2	10	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 75% · Maths 88% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%83rd of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Devon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	0%	111	107
2023/24	75%	6%	111	103
2022/23	83%	17%	110	104

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

Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Rumon's Church of England Infants School
5.1 km · Devon

Good2022

1.8applications per place
St Peter's Church of England Junior School
5.2 km · Devon

Good2022

52%met the SATs standard
Lamerton CofE Primary Academy
6.1 km · Devon

2026

2.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Lydford Primary School
6.1 km · Devon

Good2023

2.0applications per place
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School
6.1 km · Devon

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Whitchurch Community Primary School
6.5 km · Devon

Good2023

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Gulworthy Primary Academy
8.7 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School
9.2 km · Devon

Good2023

1.5applications per place 19%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: 113264 · 878/2622
Capacity: 105 pupils · 103 on roll
Free school meals: 6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mary Tavy, Tavistock, PL19 9PR
Local authority: Devon · West Devon

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