Primary school

Bridestowe Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Devon
  • EX20 4EL
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,652 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 58%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 100%100%2017/18: top 45%2018/19: top 66%2022/23: top 38%38% · 2022/232023/24: top 100%2024/25: top 58%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM62% · South West 62%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · South West 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · South West 104Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2016/17

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 9 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 69% · 13 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 61% · 18 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 67% · 12 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 62% · 13 pupils · South West 62%69%0%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 9 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 8% · 13 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 11% · 18 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 12 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 13 pupils · South West 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 9 pupils · South West 1032016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 108 · 13 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 107 · 18 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 12 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 105 · 10 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 108 · 13 pupils · South West 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 9 pupils · South West 1032016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 103 · 13 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 105 · 18 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 12 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 100 · 10 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 103 · 13 pupils · South West 104105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in66.7%
12 of 18 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 66.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1812
2nd20
3rd10

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202686
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.4%
First language not English3.4%
SEN support21.4%
EHC plan4.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils9.0%

Girls 55.1%Boys 44.9%

100% full · 86 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher11.0
Pupils per adult7.0
  • Classroom teachers 5.2
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 4.5
  • Other support 0

Teachers 7.8 FTE · Whole workforce 12.4 · 18 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,629
Spend per pupil£6,416
Staff spend per pupil£5,539
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£108,000in-year balance

Grants £8,135 · self-generated £169 · premises £0 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (19 academies) · trust reserve £1,482,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it