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Woolacombe School

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

personMrs Gail Holmes

corporate_fareALUMNIS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWoolacombe, EX34 7BT

language Visit Website phone 1271870551

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

233

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Woolacombe School is a Academy converter primary school in Woolacombe, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Woolacombe School is an academy converter in Woolacombe, Devon, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ALUMNIS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 208 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #100 of 266 primaries in Devon and #7,372 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 Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 57%

Reading90% LA 75%

Writing75% LA 67%

Maths80% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading87% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.3

-4.7 to 0.1

1.4

Write

LA -0.7

-0.8 to 3.7

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.9 to -1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 November 2023

Inspection Report

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11 October 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2009-06-17

S8 Deemed S5 Pilot Inspection (08-09) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-06-14

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 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 208 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, 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)	208	5	2.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	202	3	1.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	233	2	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	221	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	244	2	0.8%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	247	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	253	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	239	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Woolacombe School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

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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