Bampton Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Tiverton, Devon·EX16 9NW
Composite score
39.0
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#11,227
National rank
#1151
In South West
#188
In Devon
Top 76%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% 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
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
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%
5 first choices, 7 places
First choices per place
0.71
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
8
any preference, for 7 places
Applications from another council area
25%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.29
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Bampton 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
2–11
Pupils on roll
114
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,344
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Bampton Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Tiverton, Devon, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 114 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Bampton Church of England Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 18.0 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). Bampton Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 5 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 22.7 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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