Tipton St John Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Sidmouth, Devon·EX10 0AG
Composite score
32.5
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#12,879
National rank
#1353
In South West
#215
In Devon
Top 88%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
7 first choices, 9 places
First choices per place
0.78
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
24
any preference, for 9 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.13
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8320220.7320231.0020240.9120250.782026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Tipton St John Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
90
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
11.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.5
Typical primary: 20.7

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Tipton St John Church of England Primary School

Tipton St John Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Sidmouth, Devon, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 90 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Tipton St John Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 7 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 16.5 pupils per teacher. Tipton St John Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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