Countess Wear Primary School

State-Funded School

countess-wear-primary-school-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

Exmouth and Exeter EastConstituency

EX2 7BSPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Countess Wear Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 171 pupils. Countess Wear Primary School is part of Cornerstone Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

171

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 171
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Cornerstone Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Nov 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	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.