Buckfastleigh Primary School

State-Funded School

buckfastleigh-primary-school-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

Central DevonConstituency

TQ11 0DDPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Buckfastleigh Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 112 pupils. Buckfastleigh Primary School is part of Westcountry Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

90%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

112

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 112
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Westcountry Schools Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
11 Oct 2021	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
10 Jan 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.