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Branscombe Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Katharine Gray

location_onSeaton, EX12 3DA

language Visit Website phone 1297680339

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Branscombe Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Seaton, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Branscombe Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Seaton, Devon, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 24 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 4.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 75.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 55%England 61%

Reading-% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing-% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths-% LA 68% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 55%England 60%

Reading-% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.3

Write

LA -0.7

Maths

LA -0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%England 65%

Reading-% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 76% · Eng 79%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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LA 0.3

Write

LA -1.0

Maths

LA -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%

Reading-% LA 77%

Writing-% LA 76%

Maths-% LA 73%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

Write

LA -0.8

Maths

LA -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

21 February 2023

Inspection Report

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04 October 2017

Inspection Report

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23 October 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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14 November 2008

Inspection Report

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16 September 2005

Inspection Report

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22 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-10-04

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-10-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 17 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	17	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	18	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	19	1	5.3%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	21	5	23.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	24	4	16.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	24	3	12.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	24	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	24	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	24	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	24	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	24	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	22	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	30	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	30	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	27	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	31	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	29	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	28	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	33	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	27	1	3.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	27	2	7.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	22	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	22	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	22	1	4.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Branscombe Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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