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Bow Community Primary School

Community school · Crediton · EX17 6HU

Ages 4–11 · 133 pupils · Devon

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

4.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-04

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)50%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.0%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
130

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

133 pupils · 150 places

Pupils on roll
133
Boys / girls
72 / 61
School capacity
150
Capacity fill
133 / 150 (89%)
Free school meals
19.5%
FSM pupils
26
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Clare Wilmott

Location

Address
Station Road, Bow
Postcode
EX17 6HU
Town
Crediton
County
Devon
Local authority
Devon
District
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Crediton, Devon, 133 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.5%.

Open schools in Crediton
12
Primary schools in Crediton
11
Academies among open schools in Crediton
42% (5)
Open schools in EX17
12
Primary in EX17
11
Open schools in Devon LA
428
Primary in Devon LA
310

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Clare Wilmott
Telephone
0136382319
Website
https://www.bowcps.devon.sch.uk/

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