Stowford School

State-Funded School

stowford-school-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

South West DevonConstituency

PL21 0BGPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Stowford School 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 450 pupils. Stowford School is part of Westcountry Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 83%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 110

Ethnicity

White

95%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

450

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 450
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Westcountry Schools 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 21 June 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
3 Jun 2014	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.