Kings Ash Academy

State-Funded School

kings-ash-academy-torbay-south-west

South WestRegion

TorbayLocal Authority

South DevonConstituency

TQ3 3XAPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kings Ash Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Torbay, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 293 pupils. Kings Ash Academy is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

293

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

60%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 293
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
2 May 2019	Good	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.