Sidmouth Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Sidmouth · EX10 9XB · Devon
Ages 2–11
- KS266%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM24.8%
- Demand1.00
2.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 137649
Sidbury Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Sidbury · EX10 0SB
Ages 4–11 · 127 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
70%
Overall absence
6.1%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-02-07
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 102.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
- Authorised absence
- 5.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 151
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
18
Places offered
18
1st-preference offers
18
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 36
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 18
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
127 pupils · 105 places
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- Boys / girls
- 65 / 62
- School capacity
- 105
- Capacity fill
- 127 / 105 (121%)
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
- FSM pupils
- 23
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Academy trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Sponsor
- Ventrus Limited
- Headteacher
- Miss Emily Foote
Location
- Address
- Church Street
- Postcode
- EX10 0SB
- Town
- Sidbury
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Sidbury, Devon, 127 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 19.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Exeter.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Sidmouth College
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Sidmouth · EX10 9LG · Devon
Ages 11–18
- Att844.9
- P8-0.2
- EM5+44%
- Absence8.9%
1.6 miles away
Other independent school
Sidmouth · EX10 8RG · Devon
Ages 2–19
- Att87.5
- EM5+0%
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Emily Foote
- Telephone
- 01395597279