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Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School

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

personMiss Nicky Postlethwaite

corporate_fareTHE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE

location_onPaignton, TQ3 3YA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Paignton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Paignton, Torbay, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 30 primaries in Torbay and #2,794 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.4 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

73%

LA 55%

Reading80% LA 72%

Writing80% LA 64%

Maths80% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading72% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 2.7

0.2

Write

LA -0.7

-2.0 to 2.3

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.0 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.5

1.1 to 5.4

2.1

Write

LA -0.4

0.1 to 4.1

3.1

Maths

LA 0.1

1.2 to 5.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-11-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-07-06

None EIF

Good

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

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(3 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 203 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	203	4	2.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	207	6	2.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	213	3	1.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	2	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	205	2	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	206	4	1.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	2	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	5	2.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	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 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Collaton St Mary 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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