Preston & Shorton

Summary

Preston & Shorton (E02003164) is part of Torbay local authority (view on map). Preston & Shorton has an approximate population of 9,100 people, of which 15% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".

Preston & Shorton neighbours Clifton & Maidenway, Blatchcombe & Blagdon, Paignton Central, Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear, and Chelston, Cockington & Livermead.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Preston & Shorton is the least deprived area in Torbay (out of 17) with 21% of children living in low-income families, compared to 41% across Torbay and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Preston & Shorton, 17% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 28% in Torbay and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Preston & Shorton % in Torbay % in England
Eligible for free school meals 17% 28% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 83% 72% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Preston & Shorton, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Torbay, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Preston & Shorton % in Torbay % in England
No special educational needs 83% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 7% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Preston & Shorton, 6% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 12% in Torbay, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Preston & Shorton % in Torbay % in England
White 93% 89% 67%
Asian 3% 4% 14%
Black – 1% 7%
Mixed 3% 4% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Preston & Shorton with English as an additional language is 4%, compared with 7% in Torbay, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Preston & Shorton % in Torbay % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 4% 7% 22%
Known or believed to be English 96% 93% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Preston & Shorton has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Preston & Shorton
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Preston & Shorton, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Preston & Shorton. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Preston & Shorton has no state-funded schools.

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