St Peter's Church of England Junior School

West Devon · PL19 9HW

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 119 pupils, 21% FSM

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St Peter's Church of England Junior School

General Information

Address: School Close, Greenlands Estate, Tavistock, PL19 9HW – View on map
Phone: 01822614640
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Suzy Dyter
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

119 pupils out of 174 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 25
% eligible for free school meals: 21.0%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (more mixed than the West Devon average)
English as an additional language: 7% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 35.2% a year (West Devon 29.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 57% moved to another school, 43% 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

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: 4.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.3%
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: 35.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 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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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 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: 52% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 4 percentage points below the West Devon average (56%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 52% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 52%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 65% · Writing 74% · Maths 68% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 65%
Average test scores: reading 103, maths 104
Based on: 31 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 schoolWest 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 4 percentage points below the West Devon average (56%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 14th of 20 junior and primary schools in the area

#13Tavistock Primary & Nursery School54%
=14Lifton Community Academy52%
=14St Peter's Church of England Junior School52%
#16Hatherleigh Community Primary School41%
#17St James Church of England Primary and Nursery 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

#1Chagford Church of England Primary School87%
#2Gulworthy Primary Academy85%
#3Lamerton CofE Primary Academy83%
#4St Andrew's Church of England Academy75%
#5Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School69%
#6Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School68%
#7Whitchurch Community Primary School66%
#8Bridestowe Primary School62%
#9Meavy Church of England Primary School59%
#10South Tawton Primary School58%
#11North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery56%
#12Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit55%
#13Tavistock Primary & Nursery School54%
=14Lifton Community Academy52%
=14St Peter's Church of England Junior School52%
#16Hatherleigh Community Primary School41%
#17St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School37%
#18Bere Alston Primary Academy28%
#19Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School19%
#20Princetown Community Primary School17%

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1st of 1 junior schools in West Devon for Ofsted rating

#1St Peter's Church of England Junior 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

#1St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,815 (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.

1st of 1 junior schools in West Devon for spending per pupil

#1St Peter's Church of England Junior School£5,815

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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

#1St Peter's Church of England Junior School£5,815

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