Primary
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast
Buckfast Road, Buckfast, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0EA
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 168 of 110 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Local authority
- Devon
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Plymouth
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 14.5
- Pupils per adult
- 9.5
- Pupils
- 138
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)October 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
61%
1 points above the Devon average (60% across 266 schools)
104.0
1.8 below the Devon average (105.8 across 266 schools)
253rd of 278 by our score, among the primary schools in Devon we can score - 308 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 100 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 61% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 63% |
| 23/24 | 67% |
| 24/25 | 61% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 110.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 100.0 |
Buckfast Road, Buckfast, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0EA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Devon admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sophie Kerswell
- Address
- Buckfast Road, Buckfast, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0EA
- Telephone
- 01364642389