Parkham Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 2–11 · Bideford, Devon
Parkham Primary School is a primary school in Bideford, Devon for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Parkham, Bideford, EX39 5PL
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 55 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy school and arrive with a sense that they belong here.”
- “The school’s small size ensures that staff and pupils know each other well.”
- “Pupils describe their school as a family.”
To improve
- “However, this approach is less well developed in some foundation subjects.”
- “In these subjects, some feedback to pupils is not precise enough to address gaps in learning.”
- “As a result, teaching sometimes moves on without pupils fully securing key knowledge and some activities are not as ambitious as they could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 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) | 50% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 8 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Devon published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Buckland Brewer Primary School 2.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Woolsery Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Helen's Church of England School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Monkleigh Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Croft School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- East-the-Water Community Primary School 5.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published