Foundation school · Devon

Bishops Tawton Primary School

4–11Ages
161Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113134URN

School Lane, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple, EX32 0AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

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

1.5per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

34 applications for 23 places · 78th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 29 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
1 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.6; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2018 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2015 2.0; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.6; 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	23	34	1.5	22	0.96
Sep 2025	21	33	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2024	18	29	1.6	17	0.94
Sep 2023	22	34	1.6	22	1.00
Sep 2022	15	20	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2021	21	35	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2020	21	37	1.8	19	0.90
Sep 2019	24	37	1.5	24	1.00
Sep 2018	27	55	2.0	26	0.96
Sep 2017	19	31	1.6	16	0.84
Sep 2016	22	39	1.8	19	0.86
Sep 2015	17	34	2.0	16	0.94
Sep 2014	23	37	1.6	21	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 69% · Maths 65% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%180th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	54%	0%	107	103
2023/24	75%	5%	107	105
2022/23	73%	14%	108	107

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

Bishops Tawton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Holywell Church of England School
1.4 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Newport Community School Primary Academy
1.9 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Eden Park Academy
2.5 km · Devon

2026

1.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Ashleigh CofE Primary School
2.8 km · Devon

Good2022

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Landkey Community Primary Academy
2.8 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple
2.9 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Orchard Vale Community School
3.1 km · Devon

Good2023

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Sticklepath Community Primary Academy
3.2 km · Devon

Good2022

1.7applications per place 60%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113134 · 878/2211
Capacity: 168 pupils · 161 on roll
Free school meals: 6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: School Lane, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple, EX32 0AE
Local authority: Devon · North Devon

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