Homelands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Torquay, Torbay
Homelands Primary School is a primary school in Torquay, Torbay for ages 3–11 (community school).
Key facts
- Address
- Westhill Road, Torquay, TQ1 4NT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Torbay
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Homelands Primary School fosters a caring environment and warmly welcomes pupils each morning.”
- “Leaders have a firm focus on making sure that everyone is included.”
- “Here, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, as well as pupils who face other barriers to their learning, are well supported to succeed alongside their peers.”
To improve
- “While rates of attendance remain below national averages, the work of leaders has led to rapid improvements.”
- “Sometimes, teaching does not address instances where pupils repeat spelling and punctuation mistakes that they have previously corrected.”
- “They know there is still some work to be done to ensure their high ambitions are fully realised in all areas but have appropriate plans in place to achieve this.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 July 2026 (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) | 57% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Torbay.
- St Margaret's Academy 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay 0.2 mi Good
- St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good
- Upton St James CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Ellacombe Church of England Academy 0.6 mi Good
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Torre Church of England Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lift Barton Hill 0.9 mi Good