Pinhoe C of E Primary School

Cedar Tree Federation

Welcome to the Cedar Tree Federation

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Cedar Tree Federation.

Currently, we have two schools in our Federation, Pinhoe C of E Primary School & Nursery and Woodbury C of E School. Both of our schools are Voluntary Aided and we work closely in partnership with the Exeter Diocese, to deliver a high quality education to all pupils underpinned by a strong Christian ethos. Our aim is to grow the Federation and evolve, in order to provide excellence to children who live in Devon.

If you are a school who may be interested in joining our Federation,  please do contact either school office and leave your details. 

What is a Federation?

A Federation is a family of schools, with each school retaining its unique character within its own community; its own name and uniform.

Each school will have a separate Ofsted and Church SIAMS inspections and end of Key Stage 2  performance data is published separately.

The current admissions process will remain the same with children being admitted to each school under their individual Admissions Policy.

Benefits of being a school within a Federation:

  • Sharing experienced and proven senior leadership;

  • Sharing teaching expertise;

  • Access to teaching resources;

  • Increasing opportunities for the children to mix with a wider group both academically and socially;

  • Greater access to a wider range of resources and opportunities to make some savings to reinvest in children’s learning;

  • Joint planning and curriculum development opportunities for staff;

  • Joint professional development  training of staff to impact on children’s’ learning;