Axminster Community Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Stoney Lane, Axminster, EX13 5BU
Phone: 0129733005
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Hulbert
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 297
School capacity: 315
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 103
% eligible for free school meals: 38.6%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.5%
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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 16 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 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

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,602 (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.

Ranked #32 of 48 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#30St Peter's Church of England Primary School£6,675
#31Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School£6,614
#32Axminster Community Primary Academy£6,602
#33All Saints Church of England Primary School£6,583
#34St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School£6,499

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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.

#1Membury Primary Academy£22,500
#2Branscombe Church of England Primary School£19,077
#3Broadhembury Church of England Primary School£15,714
#4Musbury Primary School£13,639
#5Clyst Hydon Primary School£11,736
#6Littleham Church of England Primary School£11,387
#7Hawkchurch Church of England School£11,013
#8Farway Church of England Primary School£10,746
#9Exeter Road Community Primary School£9,438
#10Offwell Church of England Primary School£9,383
#11Upottery Primary School£8,757
#12Sidbury Church of England Primary School£8,348
#13Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School£8,292
#14The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School£8,193
#15Otterton Church of England Primary School£8,189
#16Drake's Church of England Primary School£8,048
#17Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-School£8,026
#18Payhembury Church of England Primary School£7,889
#19Stockland Church of England Primary Academy£7,806
#20Sidmouth Church of England Primary School£7,719
#21Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary School£7,707
#22Brixington Primary Academy£7,542
#23Newton Poppleford Primary School£7,327
#24Colyton Primary Academy£7,130
#25Clyst St Mary Primary School£7,060
#26St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster£7,000
#27Honiton Primary School£6,950
#28Feniton Church of England Primary School£6,929
#29Lympstone Church of England Primary School£6,793
#30St Peter's Church of England Primary School£6,675
#31Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School£6,614
#32Axminster Community Primary Academy£6,602
#33All Saints Church of England Primary School£6,583
#34St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School£6,499
#35Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School£6,246
#36St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy£6,220
#37Beer Church of England Primary School£6,143
#38Bassetts Farm Primary School£6,115
#39Cranbrook Education Campus£6,092
#40St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth£5,984
#41West Hill Primary School£5,975
#42Littletown Primary Academy£5,950
#43Ottery St Mary Primary School£5,932
#44Seaton Primary School£5,811
#45Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy£5,744
#46Marpool Primary School£82
#47Westclyst Community Primary School£61
#48Broadclyst Community Primary School£44

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