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Bolham Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Bolham, Tiverton EX16 7RA · tiverton-bolham-primary.devon.sch.uk · 01884 253576
On the mapSearch near EX16 7RA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.25 mi
- 3.62 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 7 · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 105
- 94% of 112 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 4.8%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- 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 2.25 mi (3.62 km) from the school. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 71% 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 | 15 | 21 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 16 | 18 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.25 mi3.62 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% 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 | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113337)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Bolham Community Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113337), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113337)
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113337)
Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113337)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 49
- 44% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (20%) with SEND