Rackenford Church of England Primary School

North Devon · EX16 8DU

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 53 pupils, 13.2% FSM

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Rackenford Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Rackenford, Tiverton, EX16 8DU – View on map
Phone: 01884881354
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Emily Budden
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 10 families put it first for 11 places – 9 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 10 · 2025 8 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

53 pupils on roll

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 7
% eligible for free school meals: 13.2%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (similar to the North Devon average)
English as an additional language: 0% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 21.8% a year (North Devon 16.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 41% moved to another school, 59% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
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

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About this Behaviour status

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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: 12.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 39.0%
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: 18.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 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

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 42% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 14 percentage points below the North Devon average (56%)
3-year average (expected standard): 38%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 67% · Writing 50% · Maths 67% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 67%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 101
Based on: 12 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 schoolNorth Devon 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 14 percentage points below the North Devon average (56%).

Year 6 SATs: 31st of 37 junior and primary schools in the area

=28Holywell Church of England School45%
#30Yeo Valley Primary School43%
#31Rackenford Church of England Primary School42%
#32Bishops Nympton Primary School40%
#33Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School37%

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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

=1Kingsacre Primary School88%
=1Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy88%
#3Umberleigh Primary Academy86%
#4Ashleigh CofE Primary School79%
#5Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School77%
#6Parracombe Church of England Primary School75%
=7Instow Community Primary and Pre-School72%
=7Southmead School72%
=9Combe Martin Primary School70%
=9Woolacombe School70%
#11Swimbridge Church of England Primary School69%
=12Goodleigh Church of England Primary School67%
=12Lynton Church of England Primary School67%
#14North Molton Primary School65%
#15Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy63%
#16Sticklepath Community Primary Academy60%
#17Landkey Community Primary Academy57%
#18Caen Community Primary School55%
=19Bishops Tawton Primary School54%
=19Eden Park Academy54%
=21Newport Community School Primary Academy52%
=21South Molton United CofE Primary School52%
#23Orchard Vale Community School51%
=24Kentisbury Primary School50%
=24Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple50%
=26Fremington Primary School46%
=26Georgeham Church of England Primary School46%
=28Chulmleigh Primary School45%
=28Holywell Church of England School45%
#30Yeo Valley Primary School43%
#31Rackenford Church of England Primary School42%
#32Bishops Nympton Primary School40%
#33Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School37%
=34Bratton Fleming Community Primary School33%
=34East Worlington Primary School33%
#36Filleigh Community Primary School20%
#37Shirwell Community Primary School13%

View full Ofsted inspection report

21st of 33 primary schools in North Devon for Ofsted rating

#19Orchard Vale Community SchoolGood
#20Parracombe Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21Rackenford Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#22Roundswell Community Primary AcademyGood
#23South Molton Community Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Ashleigh CofE Primary SchoolGood
#2Berrynarbor Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#3Bratton Fleming Community Primary SchoolGood
#4Brayford AcademyGood
#5Caen Community Primary SchoolGood
#6Chulmleigh Primary SchoolGood
#7Combe Martin Primary SchoolGood
#8East Anstey Primary SchoolGood
#9East Worlington Primary SchoolGood
#10Georgeham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11Goodleigh Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#12Holywell Church of England SchoolGood
#13Instow Community Primary and Pre-SchoolGood
#14Kentisbury Primary SchoolGood
#15Kings Nympton Community Primary SchoolGood
#16Landkey Community Primary AcademyGood
#17Lynton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18North Molton Primary SchoolGood
#19Orchard Vale Community SchoolGood
#20Parracombe Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21Rackenford Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#22Roundswell Community Primary AcademyGood
#23South Molton Community Primary SchoolGood
#24Southmead SchoolGood
#25Sticklepath Community Primary AcademyGood
#26Swimbridge Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#27Umberleigh Primary AcademyGood
#28West Down SchoolGood
#29Woolacombe SchoolGood
#30Yeo Valley Primary SchoolGood
#31Eden Park AcademyRequires improvement
#32Marwood SchoolRequires improvement
#33South Molton United CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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