Bow Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Crediton, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bow Community Primary School is a primary school in Crediton, Devon for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Bow Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Its latest Ofsted inspection (4 February 2025) was not judged; the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (21 March 2023).
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, there were 21 first-choice applications for 21 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 19.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Station Road, Bow, Crediton, EX17 6HU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 133 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “The school nurtures and celebrates qualities such as resilience and independence among its pupils.”
- “Pupils look forward to winning the awards presented in assembly each week, especially the ‘Bow-rilliant’ award for someone who reflects the school’s values.”
- “Children in the early years learn well together and from the staff supporting them.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, leaders know that there is more to do before all teaching staff can provide effective support for pupils who struggle with reading.”
- “However, pupils have gaps in their knowledge of subjects that were less well developed in the past.”
- “Sometimes, this makes it difficult for them to make sense of new ideas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 40% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Spreyton School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Copplestone Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Yeoford Community Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Landscore Primary School 6.2 mi Good Last distance published