Tidcombe Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Tiverton, 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 🔒
Tidcombe Primary School is a primary school in Tiverton, Devon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Tidcombe 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, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 70% was the 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon that have results.
- Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Some 16.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 26.7% 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
- Marina Way, Tiverton, EX16 4BP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 143 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school love to learn.”
- “They are proud of the friendships they build and are respectful of differences.”
- “The school is ambitious for all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “However, at times, the learning activities that pupils complete in class are not always adapted well enough to meet the needs of all pupils.”
- “This means that some pupils complete work that is not ambitious enough.”
- “However, at times the activities that children access in the classroom’s continuous provision do not help children to develop their vocabulary or deepen and consolidate their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 February 2025 (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) | 70% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 16 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.
- Wilcombe Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Two Moors Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Heathcoat Primary School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Halberton Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bolham Community Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Uplowman Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published