Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther primary schools in Devon
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
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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 entry56 applications · 40 places offered · 35 named it first
- 2026 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
- 2025 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
- 2024 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
- 2023 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
- 2022 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
- 2021 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
- 2020 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
- 2019 1.8; 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 | 40 | 56 | 1.4 | 35 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2025 | 39 | 59 | 1.5 | 39 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 38 | 62 | 1.6 | 40 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 48 | 1.6 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2022 | 22 | 38 | 1.7 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 28 | 51 | 1.8 | 33 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2020 | 29 | 47 | 1.6 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 23 | 42 | 1.8 | 22 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 78% · Writing 81% · Maths 78% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Devon median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 59% | 4% | 106 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 11% | 107 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 15% | 106 | 105 |
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
- Sherford Vale School & NurseryThis schoolThis schoolGood20231.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · PlymouthGraded · no overall grade20242.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · PlymouthStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · PlymouthStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · PlymouthRemains Good20222.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · PlymouthGood202365%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · PlymouthGood20231.8applications per place
- 2.6 km · PlymouthRemains Good20222.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 145907 · 878/2071
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 347 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 3 September 2018
- Address
- Hercules Road, GB, Sherford, PL9 8FA
- Local authority
- Devon · South Hams
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources