Abbotskerswell Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Newton Abbot, Devon
Abbotskerswell Primary School is a primary school in Newton Abbot, Devon for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Slade Lane, Abbotskerswell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 5NS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 102 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff and parents share high expectations.”
- “Pupils are polite and welcoming to visitors.”
- “They enjoy learning and talk positively about the work they have completed.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects in the wider curriculum, the curriculum is not as well developed.”
- “The precise knowledge the school wants pupils to know and remember is not yet identified.”
- “Where this occurs, assessment is not effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Devon published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Canada Hill Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Decoy Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Haytor View Community Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published