1
Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School
Tavistock • Devon • PL19 9PR
1
23 Jan 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in West Devon
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of West Devon. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
29
Outstanding
2
Good
27
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 7% · G: 93% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Gulworthy Primary Academy
Tavistock • Devon • PL19 8JA
1
13 Dec 2012
3
Bere Alston Primary Academy
Yelverton • Devon • PL20 7AU
2
7 May 2024
4
Highampton Community Primary School
Beaworthy • Devon • EX21 5LE
2
29 Apr 2024
5
Princetown Community Primary School
Yelverton • Devon • PL20 6QE
2
14 Mar 2024
6
Whitchurch Community Primary School
Tavistock • Devon • PL19 9SR
2
28 Nov 2023
7
Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School
Yelverton • Devon • PL20 7SZ
2
20 Nov 2023
8
Lydford Primary School
Okehampton • Devon • EX20 4AU
2
19 Nov 2023
9
Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School
Okehampton • Devon • EX20 4DP
2
26 Jul 2023
10
Hatherleigh Community Primary School
Okehampton • Devon • EX20 3JB
2
18 May 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School 2 • Mar 2023
- St Rumon's Church of England (VC) Infants School 2 • Jan 2023
- Milton Abbot Primary School 2 • Oct 2022
- Chagford Church of England Primary School 2 • Jul 2022
- Bridestowe Primary School 2 • Jun 2022
- St Peter's Church of England (VA) Junior School 2 • Jun 2022
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School 2 • Dec 2019
- Lady Modiford's Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2019
- St Andrew's Church of England Academy 2 • May 2017
- Meavy Church of England Primary School 2 • Jan 2015