St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Dartmouth · TQ6 9HW · Devon
Ages 4–11
- Absence6.4%
- FSM23.7%
0.1 miles away
OpenAll-throughOfsted: GoodURN 136200
Dartmouth Academy
Academy sponsor led · Dartmouth · TQ6 9HW
Ages 3–19 · 435 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
43.1
Overall absence
8.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-04-20
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.47
−20+2
Attainment 843.1
English & maths grade 5+32%
English & maths grade 4+63%
EBacc entry40%
EBacc APS: 3.7
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.5%
Unauthorised1.9%
- Authorised absence
- 7.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 415
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill54%
435 pupils · 810 places
- Pupils on roll
- 435
- Boys / girls
- 217 / 218
- School capacity
- 810
- Capacity fill
- 435 / 810 (54%)
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- FSM pupils
- 110
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 3–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
- Academy trust
- EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
- Sponsor
- Education South West
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Girardot
Location
- Address
- Milton Lane
- Postcode
- TQ6 9HW
- Town
- Dartmouth
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (all-through), Ages 3–19, in Dartmouth, Devon, 435 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 26.1%.
Nearby all-through schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Stoke Fleming Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Dartmouth · TQ6 0QA · Devon
Ages 2–11
- KS281%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM14.8%
1.5 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Girardot
- Telephone
- 01803839700