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Bridestowe Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Bridestowe, Okehampton EX20 4EL · bridestowe-primary.devon.sch.uk · 01837 861361
On the mapSearch near EX20 4EL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.58 mi
- 4.15 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 7 · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 86
- At capacity · 86 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 7” went to a home 2.58 mi (4.15 km) from the school. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 12 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 12 | 18 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 12 | 14 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.58 mi4.15 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113248)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Bridestowe Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Apr 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 33
- 41% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied