Lympstone Church of England Primary School

Primary · Devon · EX8 5JY · URN 113358

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-04-26Cohort 160Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 25

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 302 schools in Devon

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
56%
Devon 58.4%England 61%
2.4 percentage points below the area average of 58.4
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
4%
Devon 6.9%England 8%
2.8 percentage points below the area average of 6.9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
108
Devon 105.7England 105
2.3 above the area average of 105.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
Devon 103.83England 105
0.8 below the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
105
Devon 103.99England 105
1 above the area average of 104
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
20%
Devon 23.4%England 32%
3.4 percentage points below the area average of 23.4
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
80%
Devon 75.4%
4.6 percentage points above the area average of 75.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
76%
Devon 68.8%
7.2 percentage points above the area average of 68.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
68%
Devon 71.1%
3.1 percentage points below the area average of 71.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
25
Devon 26
1.1 below the area average of 26.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Devon	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	56% Devon 58.4%England 61%	2.4 percentage points below the area average of 58.4	5 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	4% Devon 6.9%England 8%	2.8 percentage points below the area average of 6.9	4 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	108 Devon 105.7England 105	2.3 above the area average of 105.7	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 Devon 103.83England 105	0.8 below the area average of 103.8	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	105 Devon 103.99England 105	1 above the area average of 104	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	20% Devon 23.4%England 32%	3.4 percentage points below the area average of 23.4	12 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	80% Devon 75.4%	4.6 percentage points above the area average of 75.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	76% Devon 68.8%	7.2 percentage points above the area average of 68.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	68% Devon 71.1%	3.1 percentage points below the area average of 71.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	25 Devon 26	1.1 below the area average of 26.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Devon · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 1.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 8.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 10.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8.5pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 20% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 4% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 16.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 56% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 95.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Lympstone Church of England Primary School Good at its inspection on 26/04/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Lympstone Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Devon, postcode EX8 5JY (URN 113358).
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