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Bearnes Voluntary Primary School

Primary school in Newton Abbot, Devon. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Dec 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 18 December 2024, report published 26 January 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around December 2028

The last inspection was in December 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.2 milesAll Saints Marsh CofE Academy

    Primary, Newton Abbot, Devon

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jul 2025)

  2. 0.2 milesWolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School

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    Not inspected yet

  3. 0.5 milesHighweek Community Primary and Nursery School

    Primary, Newton Abbot, Devon

    Good (Mar 2023)

  4. 0.7 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Primary, Newton Abbot, Devon

    Requires improvement (Dec 2023)

  5. 0.8 milesHaytor View Community Primary School

    Primary, Newton Abbot, Devon

    Requires improvement (Feb 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.