Watcombe Primary School
Community school in Torquay, Torbay.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 221 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 242 |
| Free school meals | 34.30% |
| Local authority | Torbay |
| Address | Moor Lane, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.watcombe-primary.torbay.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01803327419 |
| URN | 113233 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 2 July 2024, published 10 September 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 20 April 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Lift Barton Hill (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Margaret's Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Homelands Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Upton St James CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Torre Church of England Academy (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.