St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery

St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery at a glance

Located in Exeter, Devon, St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 219 pupils aged 3 to 11. 79% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 13.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 25% 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 St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 22 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 22.1 pupils per teacher. St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery 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.