Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available

Hawkchurch Church of England School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMr Christopher Threlfalll

corporate_fareTHE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST

location_onAxminster, EX13 5XD

language Visit Website phone 1297678331

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Hawkchurch Church of England School is a Academy converter primary school in Axminster, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Hawkchurch Church of England School is an academy converter in Axminster, Devon, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST. The school has approximately 39 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. 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 14.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 57%

Reading-% LA 75%

Writing-% LA 67%

Maths-% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing89% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

Maths

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%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

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%

Read SS

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

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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05 June 2019

Inspection Report

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06 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-06-05

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-11-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-01-23

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 39 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	39	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	43	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	43	1	2.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	41	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	33	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	31	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	28	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	28	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	33	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	34	1	2.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	34	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	38	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	41	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	36	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	44	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	44	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	45	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	47	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	46	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	47	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	47	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	40	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	43	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	38	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	36	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	33	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Hawkchurch Church of England 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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