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Bovey Tracey Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Devon

Abbey Road, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9HZ

Website 01626833257

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 01/11/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.9%

9.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

245

Capacity used

Has space

88%

280 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

35 of 35 families who put it first got an offer

36

Places offered

46

Total applications

1.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3535● 100%
2nd preference71● 14%
3rd preference40● 0%
Total463678%

Devon lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Louise Prywata
Address
Abbey Road, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, TQ13 9HZ
Phone
01626833257
Local authority
Devon
Ward / constituency
Bovey · Central Devon
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
150891

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals24%——
English as additional language———
SEN support———
54% boys (132)46% girls (113)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)

245 pupils · 280 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    01 November 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 209 pupils

Attendance

95.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard68%
+6% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard76%
+1% vs England
Higher standard34%
+1% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard76%
+4% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard76%
+2% vs England
Higher standard29%
+3% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard63%
-10% vs England
Higher standard11%
-19% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard100%
+18% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)68%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Devon council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.