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Combe Pafford School · TQ2, South West

Closing date
18 days left
Salary
L27 - L37
Role
Headteacher
Posted
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School at a glance

Combe Pafford School

Type
Academy special converter
Age range
8 to 19
Local authority
Torbay
Region
South West

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Published school data

Showing 6 of 17 retained publications in source order, newest editions first within each source. Open the published files for values and definitions.

Published school data: retained periods and publication files
PublicationPeriod and coverage
DfE: Devolved formula capital allocations

Edition 4a6546b8-8677-4193-9f09-6af01ab6072c · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0330cdcd2e0e8b5b20b4ae/school-capital-funding-allocations-for-2026-to-2027.xlsx:2026-05-14T11:00:06+01:00

Published file		2026/27 · Financial year · source dated 14 May 2026

Schools listed by URN in the 2_Schools DFC sheet; excludes NMSS and SPI sheets

Published school-level DFC allocation for capital projects. Excludes responsible-body SCA and CIF awards.

DfE: Pupil absence in schools in England

Edition 43aada70-5f03-4068-9e85-2c96e2de61c5 · bc053a9f-7963-4523-9e7b-08df18a929bb:2026-10-15T08:30:05.2587515+00:00:

Published file		2025/26 · Autumn and spring term · source dated 15 October 2026

{"geographic_level":"School","source":"DfE: Pupil absence in schools in England"} · sess_possible (absence); enrolments (persistent absence)

sess_overall_percent; enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent; enrolments; sess_possible

DfE: Pupil absence in schools in England

Edition 43aada70-5f03-4068-9e85-2c96e2de61c5 · bc053a9f-7963-4523-9e7b-08df18a929bb:2026-10-15T08:30:05.2587515+00:00:

Published file		2024/25 · Autumn and spring term · source dated 15 October 2026

{"geographic_level":"School","source":"DfE: Pupil absence in schools in England"} · sess_possible (absence); enrolments (persistent absence)

sess_overall_percent; enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent; enrolments; sess_possible

DfE: Pupil absence in schools in England

Edition 43aada70-5f03-4068-9e85-2c96e2de61c5 · bc053a9f-7963-4523-9e7b-08df18a929bb:2026-10-15T08:30:05.2587515+00:00:

Published file		2023/24 · Autumn and spring term · source dated 15 October 2026

{"geographic_level":"School","source":"DfE: Pupil absence in schools in England"} · sess_possible (absence); enrolments (persistent absence)

sess_overall_percent; enrolments_pa_10_exact_percent; enrolments; sess_possible

DfE: Pupil to teacher ratios

Edition 9caa98b8-b0e3-4825-9d6d-5c878282eb88 · 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:

Published file		2025/26 · Academic year · source dated 17 August 2026

{"geographic_level":"School","source":"DfE: Pupil to teacher ratios"}

pupil_to_qual_unqual_teacher_ratio

DfE: Pupil to teacher ratios

Edition 9caa98b8-b0e3-4825-9d6d-5c878282eb88 · 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:

Published file		2024/25 · Academic year · source dated 17 August 2026

{"geographic_level":"School","source":"DfE: Pupil to teacher ratios"}

pupil_to_qual_unqual_teacher_ratio

Local area context

DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas: No published SCAP planning-area membership is available for this URN.

Showing 6 of 17 retained publications in source order, newest editions first within each source. Open the published files for values and definitions.

Local area context: retained periods and publication files
PublicationPeriod and coverage
DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas

Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00

Published file		2031/32 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026

Local authority · E06000027 · education_phase: Secondary · nc_year_group: Secondary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area

Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.

DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas

Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00

Published file		2030/31 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026

Local authority · E06000027 · education_phase: Secondary · nc_year_group: Secondary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area

Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.

DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas

Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00

Published file		2029/30 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026

Local authority · E06000027 · education_phase: Primary · nc_year_group: Primary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area

Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.

DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas

Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00

Published file		2029/30 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026

Local authority · E06000027 · education_phase: Secondary · nc_year_group: Secondary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area

Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.

DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas

Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00

Published file		2028/29 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026

Local authority · E06000027 · education_phase: Primary · nc_year_group: Primary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area

Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.

DfE: Local authority pupil forecasts and planning areas

Edition 040dd40c-1a68-4474-8216-3e2c2132e8f7 · 960750dd-6ed7-4e32-a9df-3cc9132bb1a4:2026-03-20T13:51:55.6118651+00:00

Published file		2028/29 · Academic year · source dated 20 March 2026

Local authority · E06000027 · education_phase: Secondary · nc_year_group: Secondary total · Published primary and secondary phase totals by local authority or planning area

Local authority pupil forecasts, with 2024/25 actuals, for the published phase total. Future periods are forecasts, not observed pupil counts. Planning area codes belong to this SCAP edition and are not assumed stable across editions.

Showing 15 of 22 published figures, up to three per group. Open each source for the full published data.

Pupils

Number on roll
2392025/26
Source and value: Number on roll, 2025/26, Academic year, 1.0:

Published value: 239. Display values may be rounded.

DfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics

Source dated 4 June 2026.

Published file

Publication version: 1.0:

Academic year

Free school meals
54.4%2025/26
Source and value: Free school meals, 2025/26, Academic year, 1.0:

Published value: 54.4%. Display values may be rounded.

Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals.

DfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics

Source dated 4 June 2026.

Published file

Publication version: 1.0:

Academic year

First language other than English
2.5%2025/26
Source and value: First language other than English, 2025/26, Academic year, 1.0:

Published value: 2.5%. Display values may be rounded.

Percentage of pupils in the published First language other than English breakdown.

DfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics

Source dated 4 June 2026.

Published file

Publication version: 1.0:

Academic year

Attendance and behaviour

Overall absence
8.8%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Source and value: Overall absence, 2025/26 · Autumn and spring term, Autumn and spring term, bc053a9f-7963-4523-9e7b-08df18a929bb:2026-10-15T08:30:05.2587515+00:00:

Published value: 8.79976%. Display values may be rounded.

DfE: Pupil absence in schools in England

Source dated 15 October 2026.

Published file

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Autumn and spring term

Persistent absence
30.1%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Source and value: Persistent absence, 2025/26 · Autumn and spring term, Autumn and spring term, bc053a9f-7963-4523-9e7b-08df18a929bb:2026-10-15T08:30:05.2587515+00:00:

Published value: 30.10753%. Display values may be rounded.

DfE: Pupil absence in schools in England

Source dated 15 October 2026.

Published file

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Autumn and spring term

Permanent exclusions
12024/25
Source and value: Permanent exclusions, 2024/25, Academic year, 0e388e4d-3748-49a4-984c-08dece27c222:2026-07-09T08:30:02.0602325+00:00:

Published value: 1. Display values may be rounded.

DfE: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

Source dated 9 July 2026.

Published file

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Academic year

Staff

Teachers (headcount)
402025/26
Source and value: Teachers (headcount), 2025/26, Academic year, 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:

Published value: 40. Display values may be rounded.

DfE: Size of the school workforce

Source dated 17 August 2026.

Published file

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Academic year

Teachers (FTE)
33.82025/26
Source and value: Teachers (FTE), 2025/26, Academic year, 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:

Published value: 33.79. Display values may be rounded.

DfE: Size of the school workforce

Source dated 17 August 2026.

Published file

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Academic year

Leadership (headcount)
32025/26
Source and value: Leadership (headcount), 2025/26, Academic year, 32476c77-5ff3-4efb-ad1e-a2173e74a4d4:2026-08-17T14:32:16.1351756+00:00:

Published value: 3. Display values may be rounded.

DfE: Size of the school workforce

Source dated 17 August 2026.

Published file

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Academic year

Results

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
0.0%2024/25
Source and value: KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/25, Academic year · Final, 18790b4d-31f8-4884-80b6-6a2bb35c16a3:2026-05-21T12:58:37.2090547+00:00:

Published value: 0%. Display values may be rounded.

DfE: Key stage 2 performance tables

Source dated 21 May 2026.

Published file

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Academic year · Final

KS2: published eligible pupil number
172024/25
Source and value: KS2: published eligible pupil number, 2024/25, Academic year · Final, 18790b4d-31f8-4884-80b6-6a2bb35c16a3:2026-05-21T12:58:37.2090547+00:00:

Published value: 17. Display values may be rounded.

Published eligible pupil number (telig) from DfE's Key stage 2 institution level - Schools (School information), for the same release, year and period as the results; not the whole-school roll.

DfE: Key stage 2 performance tables

Source dated 21 May 2026.

Published file

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Academic year · Final

KS2: higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0.0%2024/25
Source and value: KS2: higher standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/25, Academic year · Final, 18790b4d-31f8-4884-80b6-6a2bb35c16a3:2026-05-21T12:58:37.2090547+00:00:

Published value: 0%. Display values may be rounded.

DfE: Key stage 2 performance tables

Source dated 21 May 2026.

Published file

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Academic year · Final

Money

Published deprivation FSM6 pupil premium
£122,4002026/27
Source and value: Published deprivation FSM6 pupil premium, 2026/27, Financial year, https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab0f5733f8e4e96a6a66a8e/pupil-premium-allocations-for-the-2026-to-2027-financial-year-september-2026.xlsx:2026-09-23T12:00:01+01:00

Published value: 122400. Display values may be rounded.

Published school-level deprivation FSM6 allocation only; excludes looked-after and previously looked-after children, alternative-provision census allocations and service pupil premium. This is not total pupil premium.

DfE: Published school deprivation FSM6 pupil premium

Source dated 23 September 2026.

Published file

Current conditions of grant

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Financial year

Devolved formula capital
£17,0112026/27
Source and value: Devolved formula capital, 2026/27, Financial year, https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0330cdcd2e0e8b5b20b4ae/school-capital-funding-allocations-for-2026-to-2027.xlsx:2026-05-14T11:00:06+01:00

Published value: 17010.63. Display values may be rounded.

Published school-level DFC allocation for capital projects. Excludes responsible-body SCA and CIF awards.

DfE: Devolved formula capital allocations

Source dated 14 May 2026.

Published file

Publication version: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0330cdcd2e0e8b5b20b4ae/school-capital-funding-allocations-for-2026-to-2027.xlsx:2026-05-14T11:00:06+01:00

Financial year

Income per pupil
£22,7902025
Source and value: Income per pupil, 2025, Reporting year ending, response-sha256:7927bf8e4c6a651bb07a1a8c6c5c6b3e6968094a50f6719dd6bf8ae34caac117

Published value: 22789.883268482492. Display values may be rounded.

DfE Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool: CFR/AAR income per pupil

Published file

Publication version: response-sha256:7927bf8e4c6a651bb07a1a8c6c5c6b3e6968094a50f6719dd6bf8ae34caac117

Reporting year ending

Source status: failing.

Official school links

These are separate school records. Their figures are not combined.

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Sources

7 further sources are not listed here; displayed figures retain their own source links.

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