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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 113233

Watcombe Primary School

Community school · Torquay · TQ2 8NU

Ages 3–11 · 221 pupils · Torbay

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

7.1%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)33%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.8%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.4%
Enrolments in measure
179

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
52
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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).

Capacity fill91%

221 pupils · 242 places

Pupils on roll
221
Boys / girls
108 / 113
School capacity
242
Capacity fill
221 / 242 (91%)
Free school meals
34.3%
FSM pupils
69
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Tim Nield

Location

Address
Moor Lane
Postcode
TQ2 8NU
Town
Torquay
County
Devon
Local authority
Torbay
District
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Torquay, Torbay, 221 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 34.3%.

Open schools in Torquay
28
Primary schools in Torquay
17
Academies among open schools in Torquay
68% (19)
Open schools in TQ2
13
Primary in TQ2
7
Open schools in Torbay LA
47
Primary in Torbay LA
31

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in TorquayNear TQ2

  • Lift Barton Hill

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Torquay · TQ2 8JA · Torbay

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM39.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • St Margaret's Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Torquay · TQ1 4PA · Torbay

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM28.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Homelands Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Torquay · TQ1 4NT · Torbay

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM40.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Upton St James CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Torquay · TQ1 4AZ · Torbay

    Ages 4–11

    • KS220%
    • Absence9.5%
    • FSM45.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Torre Church of England Academy

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    TORQUAY · TQ1 4DN · Torbay

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM26.4%
    • Demand0.97

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Tim Nield
Telephone
01803327419
Website
http://www.watcombe-primary.torbay.sch.uk/

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