Community school · Devon

Bow Community Primary School

4–11Ages
133Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113060URN

Station Road, Bow, Crediton, EX17 6HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

28 applications for 21 places · 111th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.3; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.5; Devon median median 1.6

This school
Devon median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	21	28	1.3	21	1.00
Sep 2025	14	19	1.4	14	1.00
Sep 2024	19	24	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2023	17	22	1.3	17	1.00
Sep 2022	15	26	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2021	17	23	1.4	17	1.00
Sep 2020	20	26	1.3	20	1.00
Sep 2019	15	21	1.4	15	1.00
Sep 2018	24	29	1.2	24	1.00
Sep 2017	20	27	1.4	20	1.00
Sep 2016	17	28	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2015	15	23	1.5	14	0.93
Sep 2014	17	26	1.5	16	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 55% · Maths 55% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%232nd of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Devon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	40%	5%	107	100
2023/24	48%	10%	105	101
2022/23	50%	0%	104	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bow Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Spreyton School
5.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place
Copplestone Primary School
5.2 km · Devon

Good2022

1.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery
5.6 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Yeoford Community Primary School
6.6 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School
7.2 km · Devon

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School
8.0 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School
9.3 km · Devon

2026

1.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Landscore Primary School
10.0 km · Devon

Good2022

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113060 · 878/2002
Capacity: 150 pupils · 133 on roll
Free school meals: 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Station Road, Bow, Crediton, EX17 6HU
Local authority: Devon · Mid Devon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources