Preston Primary School

State-Funded School

preston-primary-school-torbay-south-west

South WestRegion

TorbayLocal Authority

TorbayConstituency

TQ2 6UYPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 325 pupils. Preston Primary School is part of Connect Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

97%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

325

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

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: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 325
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Connect Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 19 July 2023. 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
20 Oct 2017	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.