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Stowford School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon

Exeter Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0BG

Website 01752894163

83

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.5%

4.6% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

450

Capacity used

Over capacity

107%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

60 of 60 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

90

Total applications

1.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6060● 100%
2nd preference230● 0%
3rd preference70● 0%
Total906067%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Devon lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). 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 converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Rob Pepper
Address
Exeter Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0BG
Phone
01752894163
Local authority
Devon
Ward / constituency
Ivybridge East · South West Devon
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
137963

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals9%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support11%——
56% boys (254)44% girls (196)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

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

Academy trust: WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST

450 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    21 June 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 348 pupils

Attendance

96.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

4.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
16%
21/22
8%
22/23
8%
23/24
5%
24/25

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 (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths83%——
Higher standard19%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard86%
+24% vs England
Higher standard17%
+9% vs England

Reading

Expected standard94%
+19% vs England
Higher standard63%
+30% vs England
Average score111
+5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard87%
+15% vs England
Greater depth22%
+9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard97%
+23% vs England
Higher standard57%
+31% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard90%
+17% vs England
Higher standard57%
+27% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Science

Expected standard98%
+16% vs England

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

Primary results over time

842019882023832024862025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)86%61%
Higher standard17%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.