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Warberry CofE Academy

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

personMr Steve Bone

corporate_fareLEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)

location_onTorquay, TQ1 1SB

language Visit Website phone 1803292642

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

465

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Warberry CofE Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Torquay, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Warberry CofE Academy is an academy converter in Torquay, Torbay, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST). The school has approximately 421 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 30 primaries in Torbay and #94 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

83%

LA 55%

Reading88% LA 72%

Writing88% LA 64%

Maths92% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading68% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.1

-2.7 to 0.6

1.2

Write

LA -0.7

-0.4 to 2.7

0.0

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.5 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.5

0.2 to 3.6

3.2

Write

LA -0.4

1.6 to 4.7

1.9

Maths

LA 0.1

0.4 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 61%

Reading85% LA 73%

Writing87% LA 73%

Maths85% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.1

0.8 to 4

1.8

Write

LA -0.7

0.2 to 3.4

0.9

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.6 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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21 February 2018

Inspection Report

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31 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-02-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-11

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 421 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below 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)	421	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	420	3	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	441	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	418	2	0.5%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	466	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	465	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	459	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	479	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	465	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	457	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	467	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	462	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	485	2	0.4%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	485	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	473	4	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	468	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	460	4	0.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	450	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	447	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	437	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	423	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	433	7	1.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	424	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	414	1	0.2%	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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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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils