East-the-Water Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Bideford, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
East-the-Water Community Primary School is a primary school in Bideford, Devon for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 May 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
East-the-Water 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, and there were 53 first-choice applications for 55 offers; 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 43.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 18.9% 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
- Mines Road, Bideford, EX39 4BZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 439 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 May 2023
Strengths
- “They enjoy coming to this vibrant and welcoming community school.”
- “Leaders know pupils and their families well.”
- “Staff have high expectations of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the curriculum is new and has not yet had the impact leaders want.”
- “Pupils’ knowledge in some of these areas is not as secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2023 (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) | 69% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 53 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.
- West Croft School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Helen's Church of England School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Appledore School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Instow Community Primary and Pre-School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Monkleigh Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published