Broadhempston, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6BL
10 reasons to choose Broadhempston Village Primary School
Top line
Broadhempston Village Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Totnes and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Broadhempston Village Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 23 members of Link Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2013) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Broadhempston Village Primary School has three mixed-age classes and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Broadhempston Village Primary School ranks in the top 22% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 28% of schools.
The Broadhempston Village Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Subjects are taught separately, with some cross-curricular linking when appropriate. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Broadhempston Village Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Broadhempston Village Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Broadhempston Village Primary School
St Christopher’s School, Totnes (1.4 miles); Park School, Totnes (4.7 miles).
Landscove Church of England Primary School (2.1 miles); Abbotskerswell Primary School (4.7 miles); Canada Hill Community Primary School (4.7 miles).
Sands School (4.1 miles); Stover School (7.1 miles).
South Dartmoor Community College (4.8 miles); Torquay Boys’ Grammar School (7.1 miles); Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy (9.4 miles).