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Cockington Primary School

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personMr Andrew Swainson

corporate_fareCONNECT ACADEMY TRUST

location_onTorquay, TQ2 6AP

phone 1803214100

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2025

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Students

492

school

Expected Standard

46%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cockington Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Torquay, serving ages 5-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cockington Primary School is an academy converter in Torquay, Torbay, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of CONNECT ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 419 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 30 primaries in Torbay and #12,279 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, 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 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

46%

LA 55%

Reading71% LA 72%

Writing50% LA 64%

Maths68% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading76% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing37% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.1

-3.5 to -0.7

-7.4

Write

LA -0.7

-8.7 to -6.1

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.5 to -0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-04-23

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

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2021-10-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2012-05-16

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(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 419 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)	419	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	461	3	0.7%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	443	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	452	16	3.5%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	500	1	0.2%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	492	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	492	19	3.9%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	0	7	-	0.5%	2
2021/22 (Spring term)	0	8	-	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Cockington Primary 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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