Northlew and Ashbury Parochial Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Okehampton · EX20 3PB
Ages 2–11 · 22 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
School remains Good
Overall absence
2.6%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-07-20
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 2.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 23
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
1
Places offered
1
1st-preference offers
1
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 1
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 1
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
22 pupils · 49 places
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- Boys / girls
- 13 / 9
- School capacity
- 49
- Capacity fill
- 22 / 49 (45%)
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
- FSM pupils
- 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
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
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Counter
Location
- Address
- Northlew
- Postcode
- EX20 3PB
- Town
- Okehampton
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Urban/rural
- Smaller 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; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Resourced places
- 8 on roll / 10 capacity
- SEN unit places
- 8 on roll / 10 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Okehampton, Devon, 22 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 36.8%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability…. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Exeter.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Counter
- Telephone
- 01409221420