Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Tiverton, Devon
Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tiverton, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bell Meadow, Bickleigh, Tiverton, EX16 8RE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 159 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Bickleigh on Exe are rightly proud of their inclusive and nurturing school.”
- “They keenly detail the wealth of positives that the school offers them.”
- “Pupils enthuse about their academic learning as well as the range of opportunities they experience beyond the classroom.”
To improve
- “For pupils working at a greater depth of learning, leaders are strengthening teaching to adapt to, and increase, challenge.”
- “This is in order to secure a more consistent trend in outcomes at this higher level, particularly in mathematics, reading and grammar, spelling and punctuation.”
- “They are working to ensure that the curriculum is secure across all subjects, for all classes.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 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) | 63% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 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
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- 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 applications and offers
- 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.
- Silverton Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heathcoat Primary School 3.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Thorverton Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Wilcombe Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Tidcombe Primary School 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Duchy School Bradninch 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published