Tavistock Primary & Nursery School
Primary schoolTavistock Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in West Devon, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 321 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024
Before that: Good (overall), November 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 November 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, 10 July 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 54% of pupils at Tavistock Primary & Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Castlebridge SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file290 m
- Tavistock CollegeSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)300 m
- St Rumon's Church of England Infants SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 20221 km
- St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Whitchurch Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Mount KellyIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in West Devon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).