Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Kingsbridge, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School is a primary school in Kingsbridge, Devon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Aveton Gifford CofE Primary 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 | Not published |
| 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, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 21% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- In 2026 Reception entry, there were 15 first-choice applications for 15 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The school has 19 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.1 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
- Fore Street, Aveton Gifford, Kingsbridge, TQ7 4LB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 97 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils joyfully enter this friendly village school with smiles on their faces, excited about the day ahead.”
- “By the time they leave, pupils achieve standards in English and mathematics that are well above national averages.”
- “They are motivated to do their best.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ knowledge in the wider curriculum is not as secure as in English and mathematics.”
- “Most remember some of what they have learned, but there are gaps in their knowledge.”
- “Many need prompts to recall earlier learning in detail, for example how historical sources help them find out about events in the past.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 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) | 79% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.
- Loddiswell Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy 3.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- West Alvington Church of England Academy 3.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Modbury Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsbridge Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- East Allington Primary School 4.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ermington Primary School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Charleton Church of England Academy 4.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published