Primary school in Tavistock, Devon
St Rumon's Church of England Infants School
Dolvin Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9EA
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 November 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- Places
- 135
- How full
- 54% full — 73 of 135 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 43 / 30
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 9%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 14%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 10%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for West Devon 005D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 78%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 20%
- Adults economically inactive
- 58%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Executive Headteacher: Suzy Dyter
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward
- Tavistock South East
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- URN
- 142164
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 52% | 0.2 mi |
| Tavistock Primary & Nursery SchoolFoundation school | Good 2024 | 54% | 0.6 mi |
| Whitchurch Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 66% | 1 mi |
| Gulworthy Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 85% | 2.5 mi |
| Lamerton CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 83% | 2.6 mi |
| Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 69% | 3.2 mi |
| Copper Valley Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 43% | 3.7 mi |
| Horrabridge Primary & Nursery SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 68% | 3.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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