Community school · Devon

West Croft School

2–11Ages
417Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113132URN

Coronation Road, Bideford, EX39 3DE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

37 applications for 29 places · 129th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion			Urgent improvement
Curriculum and teaching			Urgent improvement
Achievement			Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour			Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing		Needs attention
Early years			Urgent improvement
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Urgent improvement

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

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Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 1 Needs attention, 6 Urgent improvement
15 February 2022
Graded inspection: 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)

37 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.3; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.1; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.1; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.0; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2018 0.9; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.2; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Devon median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Pynes Infant School and Nursery (URN 113131), the previous school.

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	29	37	1.3	28	0.97
Sep 2025	28	40	1.4	27	0.96
Sep 2024	55	62	1.1	55	1.00
Sep 2023	34	41	1.2	34	1.00
Sep 2022	52	64	1.2	52	1.00
Sep 2021	42	47	1.1	38	0.90
Sep 2020	67	65	1.0	54	0.81
Sep 2019	54	67	1.2	50	0.93
Sep 2018	76	70	0.9	52	0.68
Sep 2017	68	80	1.2	59	0.87
Sep 2016	83	107	1.3	80	0.96
Sep 2015 *	65	77	1.2	58	0.89
Sep 2014 *	68	88	1.3	64	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 42% · Maths 52% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%234th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard42%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

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	38%	0%	101	100
2023/24	29%	1%	100	98
2022/23	23%	0%	101	99

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

West Croft SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

1.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
East-the-Water Community Primary School
1.5 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Helens Church of England Academy
2.5 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
3.3 km · Devon

Requires improvement2020

46%met the SATs standard
St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School
3.5 km · Devon

2025

1.0applications per place
Appledore School
4.4 km · Devon

Good2023

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Monkleigh Primary School
5.3 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School
6.0 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 72%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: 113132 · 878/2209
Capacity: 630 pupils · 417 on roll
Free school meals: 42.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Pynes Infant School and Nursery (URN 113131)
Address: Coronation Road, Bideford, EX39 3DE
Local authority: Devon · Torridge

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources