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Combe Pafford School

URN
139540
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Combe Pafford School
URN
139540
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
8-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

39 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

49

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
13 May 2024
Inspection date
17 April 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 13 May 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Torbay
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Torbay)
School website
https://www.combepaffordschool.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Torbay to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

0.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

0.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

TQ2 8NL - Steps Lane, Watcombe, Torquay, Devon

Contact details

Address
Steps Lane, Watcombe, Torquay, Devon
Postcode
TQ2 8NL
Phone
1803327902
Website
https://www.combepaffordschool.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Torbay
Local authority code
880

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 110 schools in Torbay.

Authority statistics

Total schools

110

Open schools

47

Closed schools

63

Primary schools

65

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    13 May 202417 April 2024-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 13 May 2024
    • School remains Good

      Published
      13 May 2024
      Inspected
      17 April 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    5.6

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    2.6%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    5.1%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    0.0%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    93.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    7.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    15

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary65 (59.1%)
    • Secondary15 (13.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other30 (27.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Combe Pafford School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Watcombe Primary School171 mPrimaryOpen
    Mayfield School228 mNot applicableOpen
    Steps Cross Special School262 mNot applicableClosed
    Huntercombe Hospital School Watcombe478 mNot applicableClosed
    St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Lift Barton Hill1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Barton Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Barton Infant and Nursery School and Speech Unit1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Combe Pafford School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Watcombe Primary School
      Distance
      171 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Mayfield School
      Distance
      228 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Steps Cross Special School
      Distance
      262 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Torbay)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey SchoolNot applicableTQ1 4PROpen
    Brunel SchoolNot applicableTQ3 2ALOpen
    Buckfast Abbey SchoolNot applicableTQ11 0EQClosed
    Chill'd OutNot applicableTQ1 1DTClosed
    Clennon Valley C.O.YMCANot applicableTQ4 6NXClosed
    • Abbey School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      TQ1 4PR
      Status
      Open
    • Brunel School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      TQ3 2AL
      Status
      Open
    • Buckfast Abbey School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      TQ11 0EQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Chill'd Out
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      TQ1 1DT
      Status
      Closed
    • Clennon Valley C.O.YMCA
    Huntercombe Hospital School Watcombe
    Distance
    478 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Lift Barton Hill
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Barton Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Barton Infant and Nursery School and Speech Unit
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    TQ4 6NX
    Status
    Closed