Sherwell Valley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Torquay, Torbay
Sherwell Valley Primary School is a primary school in Torquay, Torbay for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hawkins Avenue, Torquay, TQ2 6ES
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Torbay
- Pupils on roll
- 694 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils talk with pride about their school.”
- “They say the best thing about school ‘is the learning’.”
- “Pupils behave well and feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, in other subjects curriculum changes have not yet had the impact that school leaders want.”
- “In the wider curriculum, some subjects are not as well developed or implemented as successfully.”
- “Where this occurs, pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 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) | 75% | 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: 74 first-preference applications, 77 offers in total, 73 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.
- Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good
- Shiphay Learning Academy 0.4 mi Not judged
- Torre Church of England Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cockington Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Upton St James CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Lift Barton Hill 1.3 mi Good
- Homelands Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Preston Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good