Tavistock Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 2–11 · Tavistock, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Tavistock, Devon for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 10 July 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 54% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 21 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 32.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 8BX
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 321 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 10 July 2024
Strengths
- “These actions are starting to make a difference.”
- “Bullying is well understood by pupils.”
- “Most pupils feel their worries are dealt with.”
To improve
- “However, these improvements are in the early stages.”
- “Consequently, the curriculum does not yet support all pupils to build their knowledge well enough.”
- “However, for some pupils and parents, bullying remains a concern.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 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) | 54% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- St Rumon's Church of England Infants School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Whitchurch Community Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Gulworthy Primary Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lamerton CofE Primary Academy 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School 3.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published