St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bideford, 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 🔒
St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bideford, Devon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's CofE 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
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as also happened at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 34 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%).
- That 57% in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 was the 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 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
- Chanters Road, Bideford, EX39 2QN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 397 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 31 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.
- West Croft School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- East-the-Water Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Appledore School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Helen's Church of England School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Instow Community Primary and Pre-School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Monkleigh Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published