1
Appledore School
Primary • Foundation school • Bideford • Devon • EX39 1PF
Good
Top 10 Primary schools in Bideford
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2016)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Bideford. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
13
Outstanding
0
Good
11
Median inspection year
2016
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 85% · RI: 15% · I: 0%
2
Woolsery Primary School
Primary • Foundation school • Bideford • Devon • EX39 5QS
Good
3
West Croft School
Primary • Community school • Bideford • Devon • EX39 3DE
Good
4
Hartland Primary School
Primary • Foundation school • Bideford • Devon • EX39 6BP
Good
5
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Bideford • Devon • EX39 2QN
Good
6
St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School
Primary • Academy converter • Bideford • Devon • EX39 1HT
Good
7
East-the-Water Community Primary School
Primary • Community school • Bideford • Devon • EX39 4BZ
Good
8
St Helen's Church of England School
Primary • Academy converter • Bideford • Devon • EX39 5AP
Good
9
Monkleigh Primary School
Primary • Community school • Bideford • Devon • EX39 5JY
Good
10
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School
Primary • Foundation school • Bideford • Devon • EX39 4LU
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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