Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address 55 Woolbrook Road
Sidmouth
Devon
EX10 9XB
Phone 01395514146
Reference Number 143183

General Makeup

Number of pupils 527
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.82%
Girls: 52.18%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 41 35 76
2 26 39 65
3 31 35 66
4 19 35 54
5 44 39 83
6 35 39 74

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.6%
White, Other 5.9%
White & Asian 1.7%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
Indian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%
African 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-12
Date Description Report
2025-02-04 School inspection School inspection
2019-05-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-09-06 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School
2013-02-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-10-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-09-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-05-06 Full inspection Full inspection
2013-02-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-10-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-09-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-05-06 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing -3.2 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 7 0
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Sidbury Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Sidbury, Devon, EX10 0SB
1.99 miles
Newton Poppleford Primary School
School Lane, Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0EL
2.28 miles
Tipton St John Church of England Primary School
Tipton St John, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0AG
2.76 miles
Otterton Church of England Primary School
Church Hill, Otterton, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7HU
3.58 miles
Ottery St Mary Primary School
Longdogs Lane, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1HY
4.06 miles
Drake's Church of England Primary School
Middle Street, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7DQ
4.46 miles
West Hill Primary School
Beech Park, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1UQ
4.51 miles
Branscombe Church of England Primary School
Branscombe, Seaton, Devon, EX12 3DA
4.55 miles
Name Distance
Sidmouth College
Primley Road, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 9LG
0.49 miles
St John's School
Broadway, Sidmouth, EX10 8RG
0.7 miles
Mill Water School
Bicton, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7BJ
3.61 miles
The King's School
Cadhay Lane, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1RA
4.42 miles
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