High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Umberleigh, 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 🔒
High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Umberleigh, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy 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 applicant was offered a Reception place for 2026, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 4.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- Reception 2026 had 10 first-choice applications for 10 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the admission number was 12 places.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 87% met the expected standard, highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon that have results.
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
- High Bickington, Umberleigh, EX37 9AY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 84 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “The school’s vision of ‘Let your light shine’ is lived out daily by the pupils at High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy.”
- “Expectations for what pupils can achieve are high.”
- “The atmosphere in the playground, as pupils arrive at school on their bikes and scooters, is calm and welcoming.”
To improve
- “However, at times the checking of pupils’ understanding is not as effective.”
- “This means that teaching is not always adapted to reflect what pupils know.”
- “As a result, some pupils continue in their learning with gaps in their knowledge and some pupils complete work that is not always as ambitious as it could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 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) | 87% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 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.
- Umberleigh Primary Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kings Nympton Community Primary School 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dolton Church of England Primary School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Swimbridge Church of England Primary School 6.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Filleigh Community Primary School 6.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School 6.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishops Tawton Primary School 6.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published