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St Mary's CofE Primary School

URN
151055
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Mary's CofE Primary School
URN
151055
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

53 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

39

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

53

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#211 of 229 schools in Devon

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Mary's CofE Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
23 May 2023
Inspection date
29 March 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 23 May 2023

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This inspection was recorded under URN 113385 (St Mary's Church of England Primary School).

Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

58

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

95

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

57

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.64×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Devon
Admissions portal
West Northamptonshire admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.stmarysce.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

74.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

59.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

86.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

57.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

EX39 2QN - Chanters Road, Bideford, Devon

Contact details

Address
Chanters Road, Bideford, Devon
Postcode
EX39 2QN
Phone
1237477288
Website
http://www.stmarysce.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Devon
Local authority code
878

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 798 schools in Devon.

Authority statistics

Total schools

798

Open schools

425

Closed schools

369

Primary schools

545

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    23 May 202329 March 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 23 May 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      23 May 2023
      Inspected
      29 March 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    60.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 54

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    76

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary545 (68.5%)
    • Secondary76 (9.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other175 (22.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Joseph's Preparatory School534 mNot applicableClosed
    Stella Maris School534 mNot applicableClosed
    Kingsley School Devon1.0 kmNot applicableOpen
    Grenville College1.0 kmNot applicableClosed
    Bideford College1.3 kmSecondaryClosed
    Bideford College1.4 kmSecondaryOpen
    Pynes Infant School and Nursery1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    West Croft School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    East-the-Water Community Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    • St Mary's Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Joseph's Preparatory School
      Distance
      534 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Stella Maris School
      Distance
      534 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Kingsley School Devon
      Distance
      1.0 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Devon)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbotskerswell Primary SchoolPrimaryTQ12 5NSOpen
    All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryEX13 7LXClosed
    All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryEX13 7LXOpen
    All Saints Church of England VC Infant SchoolPrimaryEX10 8UGClosed
    All Saints CofE Primary School (Marsh)PrimaryTQ12 2DJClosed
    • Abbotskerswell Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TQ12 5NS
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      EX13 7LX
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      EX13 7LX
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Church of England VC Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      EX10 8UG
      Status
      Closed
    Grenville College
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Bideford College
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bideford College
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Pynes Infant School and Nursery
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • West Croft School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • East-the-Water Community Primary School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • All Saints CofE Primary School (Marsh)
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    TQ12 2DJ
    Status
    Closed