West Croft 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 🔒
West Croft School is a primary school in Bideford, Devon for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 February 2022. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
West Croft 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, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon that have results.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 28 first-choice applications for 29 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 40.5% 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
- Coronation Road, Bideford, EX39 3DE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 417 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 February 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this welcoming school.”
- “Staff have positive relationships with pupils, which helps to keep pupils safe.”
- “Pupils know they can speak to a member of staff if they have any concerns.”
To improve
- “The school has experienced considerable instability in recent years, which has negatively affected pupils' education.”
- “Pupils at West Croft Primary School do not receive an acceptable standard of education.”
- “For too long, pupils have left school at the end of Year 6 with outcomes in national tests below national standards.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2026 (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) | 38% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- East-the-Water Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Helen's Church of England School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Appledore School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Monkleigh Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Instow Community Primary and Pre-School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published