Monkleigh Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bideford · EX39 5JY · Devon
Ages 2–11
- KS269%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM8.9%
2.9 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 113377
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Torrington · EX38 7NU
Ages 2–11 · 476 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
48%
Overall absence
6.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-11-12
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 102.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.9%
Unauthorised2.1%
- Authorised absence
- 4.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 403
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill90%
476 pupils · 530 places
- Pupils on roll
- 476
- Boys / girls
- 248 / 228
- School capacity
- 530
- Capacity fill
- 476 / 530 (90%)
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
- FSM pupils
- 99
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Newall
Location
- Address
- Borough Road
- Postcode
- EX38 7NU
- Town
- Torrington
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- Torridge
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 20 on roll / 20 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Torrington, Devon, 476 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 23.4%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder…. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Exeter.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Great Torrington School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Torrington · EX38 7DJ · Devon
Ages 11–16
- Att844.6
- P8-0.1
- EM5+46%
- Absence10.9%
0.3 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Newall
- Telephone
- 01805622333