Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Sidmouth, Devon·EX10 9XB
Composite score
50.4
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#7,118
National rank
#691
In South West
#112
In Devon
Top 48%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
65%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
24 first choices, 24 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
32
any preference, for 24 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9820221.0020230.9720241.0020251.002026

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

Every child who put Sidmouth Church of England (VA) 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
2–11
Pupils on roll
496
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,719
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School

Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School is a primary school in Sidmouth, Devon, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 496 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. 65% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 1.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Sidmouth Church of England (VA) Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 24 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 20.5 pupils per teacher. Sidmouth Church of England (VA) 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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