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Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery

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

personMrs J Metcalf

location_onExeter, EX4 8PE

language Visit Website phone 1392467984

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

471

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Expected Standard

22%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Exeter, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery is a voluntary aided school in Exeter, Devon, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 494 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 22% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #250 of 266 primaries in Devon and #13,877 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.6 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 57%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing24% LA 67%

Maths53% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 55%England 61%

Reading63% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.3

-2.4 to 0.8

-1.1

Write

LA -0.7

-2.7 to 0.4

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.7 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading69% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.3

-3.1 to 0.1

-1.0

Write

LA -1.0

-2.5 to 0.4

-2.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.7 to -0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 63%

Reading66% LA 77%

Writing76% LA 76%

Maths59% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.2

-3.1 to -0.1

-0.3

Write

LA -0.8

-1.8 to 1.2

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.5 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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18 January 2018

Inspection Report

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12 February 2013

Inspection Report

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11 May 2010

Inspection Report

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20 June 2007

Inspection Report

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25 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-02-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-11

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

2.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.4%(12 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 494 pupils. During this period, there were 14 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	494	14	2.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	483	11	2.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	510	11	2.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	496	2	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	473	17	3.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	478	4	0.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	471	10	2.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	460	7	1.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	424	8	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	423	9	2.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	425	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	423	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	418	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	421	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	421	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	419	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	419	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	423	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	425	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	411	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	413	1	0.2%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	405	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	411	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	414	2	0.5%	0.5%	1

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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