Watcombe Primary School
Primary schoolWatcombe Primary School is a primary school in Torbay, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 221 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 2 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 37% of pupils at Watcombe Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Torbay and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Torbay | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 105 | 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- Combe Pafford SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, April 2024170 m
- Mayfield SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, June 2024260 m
- Lift Barton HillPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Cuthbert Mayne SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- The Lodestar AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), November 20231.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Torbay
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).