Axminster Community Primary Academy

State-Funded School

axminster-community-primary-academy-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

Honiton and SidmouthConstituency

EX13 5BUPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Axminster Community Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Devon, South West.

It currently serves 297 pupils. Axminster Community Primary Academy is part of The First Federation Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 33%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

297

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 297
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The First Federation Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
13 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.