Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School

Primary
Academy
Ages 2 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding

Beaford, Winkleigh, EX19 8LJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Winkleigh for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 416 schools in Devon. It ranks 233rd of 266 primary schools in Devon. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 11 February 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

17 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths35%

35%, 27 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score100

100, 6 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score99

99, 6 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score99

99, 6 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

118 pupils on roll, with places for 105

Eligible for free school meals9.3%

9.3%, 17.2 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language0.8%

0.8%, 20.8 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support6.8%

6.8%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan5.1%

5.1%, 0.9 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Dolton Church of England Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
The Clinton Church of England Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to requires improvement	Not published
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School	4 miles	Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good	52% met the expected standard
High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy	4 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	87% met the expected standard
Winkleigh Primary School	6 miles	Ofsted: Good	67% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: TEAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Age range: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Daniel Polak
Phone: 01805603263
Website: beaford-primary.devon.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Beaford, Winkleigh, EX19 8LJ
Local authority: Devon
URN: 149090

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.