Whimple Primary School
Community primary school in Exeter (Devon).
KS2 RWM expected
0%
▼ 62pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
85%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
80%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
0%
▼ 72pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.4%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.3
▼ 2.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
5.6%
▼ 19pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
89%
125 / 140 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Devon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 4.6% | joint 10,067th highest of 16,262 (56 schools have the same figure) | joint 168th highest of 304 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1.1% | joint 9,853rd highest of 16,262 (98 schools have the same figure) | joint 107th highest of 304 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 0.8% | joint 7,635th highest of 16,268 (38 schools have the same figure) | 153rd highest of 304 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 0.8 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 5.6% | joint 15,630th highest of 16,710 (51 schools have the same figure) | joint 289th highest of 309 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 18.4% | joint 8,829th highest of 16,706 (79 schools have the same figure) | 165th highest of 309 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 15.2% | joint 7,986th highest of 16,706 (108 schools have the same figure) | 158th highest of 309 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 3.2% | joint 9,331st highest of 16,706 (329 schools have the same figure) | joint 181st highest of 309 (6 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 7.1 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 10 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 6.7 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 18.5 | joint 12,252nd highest of 16,147 (134 schools have the same figure) | joint 181st highest of 304 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 9.5 | joint 11,682nd highest of 16,163 (266 schools have the same figure) | joint 188th highest of 304 (6 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 0% | joint 13,146th highest of 16,165 (3,020 schools have the same figure) | joint 249th highest of 304 (56 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 20% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 0.3 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | 2024/25 | 0% | joint 14,229th highest of 14,270 (42 schools have the same figure) | joint 261st highest of 266 (6 schools have the same figure) |
| Places | 2023/24 | 139 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 136 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 2.2% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | +1.1 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | -1.6 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | -0.9 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 13/12/2022 (school year 2022/23): Ungraded inspection (no grade given)
- 06/11/2013 (school year 2013/14): Good
- 09/11/2010 (school year 2010/11): Outstanding
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence4.6% 2024/25
This school
2.8%
2016/17
2.8%
2017/18
2.7%
2018/19
1.8%
2020/21
5.9%
2021/22
4.9%
2022/23
4.9%
2023/24
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1.1% 2024/25
This school
0.5%
2016/17
0.4%
2017/18
0.4%
2018/19
0.2%
2020/21
0.3%
2021/22
0.9%
2022/23
1.2%
2023/24
1.1%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once0.8% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0.7%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
0.8%
2021/22
0.8%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
0.8%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.8 2024/25
This school
0.0
2017/18
0.0
2018/19
0.7
2019/20
0.0
2020/21
0.8
2021/22
5.6
2022/23
0.0
2023/24
0.8
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)5.6% 2025/26
This school
6.3%
2019/20
3.7%
2020/21
5.3%
2021/22
8.7%
2022/23
5.8%
2023/24
8.4%
2024/25
5.6%
2025/26
Any SEN18.4% 2025/26
This school
7.7%
2019/20
9.7%
2020/21
4.5%
2021/22
8.7%
2022/23
13.7%
2023/24
17.6%
2024/25
18.4%
2025/26
SEN support15.2% 2025/26
This school
7%
2019/20
9%
2020/21
3%
2021/22
7.1%
2022/23
12.9%
2023/24
15.3%
2024/25
15.2%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans3.2% 2025/26
This school
0.7%
2019/20
0.7%
2020/21
1.5%
2021/22
1.6%
2022/23
0.7%
2023/24
2.3%
2024/25
3.2%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)7.1 2024/25
This school
6.0
2017/18
6.0
2018/19
6.0
2019/20
6.0
2020/21
7.0
2021/22
5.4
2022/23
5.4
2023/24
7.1
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)10 2024/25
This school
7
2017/18
7
2018/19
8
2019/20
8
2020/21
9
2021/22
8
2022/23
8
2023/24
10
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.7 2024/25
This school
4.8
2017/18
4.1
2018/19
3.7
2019/20
4.2
2020/21
4.9
2021/22
5.6
2022/23
5.0
2023/24
6.7
2024/25
Pupils per teacher18.5 2024/25
This school
23.3
2017/18
24.3
2018/19
23.6
2019/20
22.1
2020/21
18.7
2021/22
23.2
2022/23
25.6
2023/24
18.5
2024/25
Pupils per adult9.5 2024/25
This school
13.0
2017/18
14.5
2018/19
14.6
2019/20
13.1
2020/21
11.0
2021/22
11.4
2022/23
13.3
2023/24
9.5
2024/25
Teacher turnover0% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
9.8%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
22.5%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence20% 2024/25
This school
50%
2014/15
50%
2015/16
50%
2016/17
57.1%
2017/18
14.3%
2018/19
88.9%
2021/22
50%
2022/23
20%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)0.3 2024/25
This school
4.3
2014/15
9.4
2015/16
13.8
2016/17
2.1
2017/18
0.4
2018/19
3.7
2021/22
1.2
2022/23
0.3
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8.Key stage 2 expected standard0% 2024/25
This school
57%
2022/23
48%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places139 2023/24
This school
139
2015/16
139
2016/17
139
2017/18
139
2018/19
139
2020/21
139
2021/22
139
2022/23
139
2023/24
Pupils136 2023/24
This school
137
2015/16
137
2016/17
141
2017/18
147
2018/19
131
2020/21
133
2021/22
128
2022/23
136
2023/24
Unfilled places2.2% 2023/24
This school
1.4%
2015/16
1.4%
2016/17
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
5.8%
2020/21
4.3%
2021/22
7.9%
2022/23
2.2%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.7% | - | 1.8% | 5.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.6% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | - | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.1% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.7% | 0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0% | 0.8% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 6.3% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 8.7% | 5.8% | 8.4% | 5.6% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 7.7% | 9.7% | 4.5% | 8.7% | 13.7% | 17.6% | 18.4% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | 9% | 3% | 7.1% | 12.9% | 15.3% | 15.2% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.1 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 6.7 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 22.1 | 18.7 | 23.2 | 25.6 | 18.5 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 9.5 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 0% | 0% | 43.3% | 0% | 0% | 9.8% | 0% | 22.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 50% | 50% | 50% | 57.1% | 14.3% | - | - | 88.9% | 50% | - | 20% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 4.3 | 9.4 | 13.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | - | - | 3.7 | 1.2 | - | 0.3 | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57% | 48% | 0% | - |
| Places | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | - | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | - | - |
| Pupils | 132 | 137 | 137 | 141 | 147 | - | 131 | 133 | 128 | 136 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0% | 0% | - | 5.8% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 2.2% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 38% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 39% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 53% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 18.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 22% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 8.8 | 2025/26 | Higher than 19% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 0% | 2024/25 | Higher than 0% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 0.3 | 2024/25 | Higher than 3% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 5.6% | 2025/26 | Higher than 6% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 18.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 47% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 3.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 42% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 1.6% | 2025/26 | Higher than 13% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 125 | year not recorded | Higher than 18% of schools | 16,437 |
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See also: Results · Disadvantage