Bearnes Voluntary Primary School

State-Funded School

bearnes-voluntary-primary-school-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

Newton AbbotConstituency

TQ12 2AUPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Bearnes Voluntary Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Devon, South West.

It currently serves 100 pupils. Bearnes Voluntary Primary School is part of Link Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 8%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 95
Maths score: 96

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Pupils

100

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 100
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Link Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Jan 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
1 Jun 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.