Bearnes Voluntary Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Newton Abbot, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School is a primary school in Newton Abbot, Devon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Bearnes Voluntary 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 | 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, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers; every first-choice family, and every applicant, was offered a place.
- Pupils per teacher stand at 16.8, against a middle figure of 22.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- Some 43% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 30% 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
- Queen Street, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2AU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 100 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils demonstrate a strong sense of belonging.”
- “They appreciate their teachers and friends.”
- “Pupils are happy, feel safe and attend well.”
To improve
- “The school is ambitious for pupils; nonetheless, these aspirations are not yet realised.”
- “However, the curriculum does not support pupils in building their knowledge securely across some other subjects, including English and mathematics.”
- “Academic achievement has been too low.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 2025 (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) | 31% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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.
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Haytor View Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Decoy Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published