Sherford Vale School & Nursery

State-Funded School

sherford-vale-school-nursery-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

South West DevonConstituency

PL9 8FAPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sherford Vale School & Nursery is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 347 pupils. Sherford Vale School & Nursery is part of Westcountry Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

347

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 347
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Westcountry Schools Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
12 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.