Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School

South Hams · TQ7 4LB

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 97 pupils, 10.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School

General Information

Address: Fore Street, Aveton Gifford, Kingsbridge, TQ7 4LB – View on map
Phone: 01548550262
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Fern de Beer
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 15 families put it first for 15 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

97 pupils out of 70 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 10
% eligible for free school meals: 10.3%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the South Hams average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 0% a year (South Hams 19.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Devon: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 8 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Devon (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card January 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 79% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 21% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points above the South Hams average (69%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 74% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 74%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 79% · Writing 93% · Maths 100% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 71%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 109
Based on: 14 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSouth Hams averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points above the South Hams average (69%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 11th of 40 junior and primary schools in the area

#9Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School82%
#10Marldon Church of England Primary School80%
=11Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School79%
=11Ermington Primary School79%
=11Stokenham Area Primary School79%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Mary's Church of England Primary School100%
#2Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School95%
#3Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School91%
#4Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy89%
#5Holbeton Primary School88%
#6Stowford School86%
=7Landscove Church of England Primary School85%
=7The Grove School85%
#9Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School82%
#10Marldon Church of England Primary School80%
=11Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School79%
=11Ermington Primary School79%
=11Stokenham Area Primary School79%
=11Yealmpton Primary School79%
#15Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School78%
=16Sparkwell All Saints Primary School73%
=16Stoke Fleming Community Primary School73%
#18Dartington Church of England Academy72%
#19Modbury Primary School71%
#20Dartmouth Academy70%
=21Harbertonford Church of England Primary School67%
=21Loddiswell Primary School67%
#23Wembury Primary School64%
=24West Alvington Church of England Academy63%
=24Woodlands Park Primary School63%
#26Kingsbridge Primary School61%
#27East Allington Primary School60%
#28Sherford Vale School & Nursery59%
#29Charleton Church of England Academy57%
#30Cornwood Church of England Primary School56%
#31Salcombe Church of England Primary School53%
=32Blackawton Primary School50%
=32Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School50%
#34South Brent Primary School48%
#35Stoke Gabriel Primary School47%
#36St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth44%
#37Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School38%
#38Manor Primary School, Ivybridge33%
#39Ugborough Primary School30%
#40The Erme Primary School13%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,733 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

20th of 33 primary schools in South Hams for spending per pupil

#18Yealmpton Primary School£6,743
#19Ugborough Primary School£6,735
#20Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School£6,733
#21Salcombe Church of England Primary School£6,559
#22Landscove Church of England Primary School£6,517

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School£10,179
#2Charleton Church of England Academy£9,940
#3Cornwood Church of England Primary School£9,818
#4Holbeton Primary School£9,507
#5West Alvington Church of England Academy£9,034
#6Ermington Primary School£8,102
#7Blackawton Primary School£7,792
#8Manor Primary School, Ivybridge£7,771
#9Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School£7,751
#10St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth£7,722
#11Stoke Gabriel Primary School£7,314
#12South Brent Primary School£7,239
#13Sparkwell All Saints Primary School£7,080
#14Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School£7,071
#15Newton Ferrers Church of England Primary School£7,048
#16East Allington Primary School£6,908
#17Stokenham Area Primary School£6,862
#18Yealmpton Primary School£6,743
#19Ugborough Primary School£6,735
#20Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School£6,733
#21Salcombe Church of England Primary School£6,559
#22Landscove Church of England Primary School£6,517
#23Sherford Vale School & Nursery£6,210
#24Dartington Church of England Academy£6,195
#25Wembury Primary School£6,074
#26Woodlands Park Primary School£5,877
#27The Grove School£5,874
#28Harbertonford Church of England Primary School£5,874
#29Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy£5,817
#30Stowford School£5,773
#31Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School£5,748
#32Stoke Fleming Community Primary School£5,620
#33Kingsbridge Primary School£5,269

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