Buckfastleigh Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Bossell Road
 Buckfastleigh
 Devon TQ11 0DD
Telephone: 01364 643304

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Buckfastleigh Primary School
Trust: Westcountry Schools Trust
Sponsor: Westcountry Schools Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Dan Kay (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Laurie Archer (went to Sherford Vale School & Nursery)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 8.2 / 9.1
Non-teaching Staff*: 13.76
Number of pupils: 121
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.8
Sex: Mixed (55% boys / 45% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 34.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 20.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 16.5% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 9.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 9.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 9.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: Devon
Constituency: Central Devon
Electoral Ward: Ashburton and Buckfastleigh
School Number: 8782409

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 6th February 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast (1.1km) show on map
  2. Landscove Church of England Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  3. Ashburton Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  4. South Devon Steiner School (4.4km) show on map
  5. Sands School (4.5km) show on map
  6. South Dartmoor Community College (5.4km) show on map
  7. On Track Education West Yarner (5.8km) show on map
  8. Bidwell Brook School (6.0km) show on map
  9. Dartington Church of England Academy (6.0km) show on map
  10. Lifeworks College (6.3km) show on map
  11. River Dart Academy (6.3km) show on map
  12. St Christophers School (6.3km) show on map
  13. Broadhempston Village Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  14. Park School (7.1km) show on map
  15. South Brent Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  16. King Edward VI Community College (7.7km) show on map
  17. Totnes Independent School (7.9km) show on map
  18. The Grove School (8.6km) show on map
  19. On Track Education Totnes (8.8km) show on map
  20. Denbury Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  21. Breakthrough College (9.2km) show on map
  22. ROC College (part of United Response) (9.2km) show on map
  23. Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  24. Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary ... (9.3km) show on map
  25. Ipplepen Primary School (9.8km) show on map
  26. Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  27. Harbertonford Church of England Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  28. Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary (10.8km) show on map
  29. Blackpool Church of England Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  30. Ilsington Church of England Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  31. Phoenix Bay School (11.4km) show on map
  32. Ugborough Primary School (11.8km) show on map
  33. Canada Hill Community Primary School (11.8km) show on map
  34. Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit (12.0km) show on map
  35. Abbotskerswell Primary School (12.2km) show on map
  36. Fieldstone School (12.7km) show on map
  37. Coombeshead Academy (12.8km) show on map
  38. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  39. Stover School (12.8km) show on map
  40. Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School (12.9km) show on map
  41. Marldon Church of England Primary School (13.1km) show on map
  42. Newton Abbot College (13.2km) show on map
  43. St Catherine's CofE Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  44. Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Prim... (13.3km) show on map
  45. Bearnes Voluntary Primary School (13.6km) show on map
  46. Ivybridge Community College (13.6km) show on map
  47. Stowford School (13.6km) show on map
  48. Decoy Primary School (13.7km) show on map
  49. South Devon UTC (13.8km) show on map
  50. Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School (13.8km) show on map
  51. All Saints Marsh CofE Academy (13.9km) show on map
  52. Stoke Gabriel Primary School (13.9km) show on map
  53. The Erme Primary School (14.0km) show on map
  54. The Greater Horseshoe School (14.0km) show on map
  55. Kings Ash Academy (14.2km) show on map
  56. Manor Primary School, Ivybridge (14.4km) show on map
  57. Cornwood Church of England Primary School (14.5km) show on map
  58. Haytor View Community Primary School (14.7km) show on map
  59. Bovey Tracey Academy (14.7km) show on map
  60. Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School (14.7km) show on map
  61. Glendinning Academy (14.7km) show on map
  62. Cambian Devon School (14.8km) show on map
  63. Woodlands Park Primary School (14.8km) show on map
  64. Kingsteignton School (14.9km) show on map
  65. Paignton Academy (14.9km) show on map
  66. St Michael's Church of England Primary School (15.0km) show on map
  67. Teign School (15.0km) show on map
  68. Shiphay Learning Academy (15.3km) show on map
  69. Hayes School (15.5km) show on map
  70. South Devon College (15.5km) show on map
  71. Rydon Primary School (15.5km) show on map
  72. Sherwell Valley Primary School (15.6km) show on map
  73. Sacred Heart Catholic School (15.6km) show on map
  74. Oldway Primary School (15.6km) show on map
  75. Roselands Primary School (15.7km) show on map
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  77. Preston Bridge School (15.8km) show on map
  78. Torquay Boys' Grammar School (15.8km) show on map
  79. Brunel School (15.9km) show on map
  80. St Michael's Church of England Academy (15.9km) show on map
  81. Curledge Street Academy (15.9km) show on map
  82. Preston Primary School (16.0km) show on map
  83. Torquay Girls' Grammar School (16.1km) show on map
  84. Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School (16.3km) show on map
  85. Ermington Primary School (16.3km) show on map
  86. Modbury Primary School (16.3km) show on map
  87. Blackawton Primary School (16.4km) show on map
  88. Princetown Community Primary School (16.5km) show on map
  89. Torre Church of England Academy (16.7km) show on map
  90. White Rock Primary School (16.7km) show on map
  91. Cockington Primary School (16.8km) show on map
  92. Torquay Academy (16.9km) show on map
  93. The Lodestar Academy (16.9km) show on map
  94. Lift Barton Hill (17.1km) show on map
  95. Loddiswell Primary School (17.3km) show on map
  96. Upton St James CofE Primary School (17.4km) show on map
  97. Hennock Community Primary School (17.5km) show on map
  98. Sparkwell All Saints Primary School (17.6km) show on map
  99. St Cuthbert Mayne School (17.7km) show on map
  100. Eat That Frog C.I.C (17.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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