Bishopsteignton School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Teignmouth, 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 🔒
Bishopsteignton School is a primary school in Teignmouth, Devon for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Bishopsteignton 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, though places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 21 first-choice applications for 21 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Cockhaven Close, Bishopsteington, Teignmouth, TQ14 9RJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 157 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 May 2023
Strengths
- “The school is at the heart of the community.”
- “Pupils describe it as one big happy family.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour and outlook encapsulate the school motto of ‘believe in ourselves; be the best we can be’.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects in the wider curriculum, pupils do not transfer what they have previously learned to longterm memory.”
- “As a result, sometimes there are gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 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) | 77% | 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.
- Teignmouth Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Shaldon Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stokeinteignhead School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Rydon Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hazeldown School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Haytor View Community Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published