Foundation school · Devon

Buckland Brewer Primary School

2–11Ages
49Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113141URN

Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.4 below Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

9 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

5 March 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
10 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Devon median (1.5) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

9 applications · 8 places offered · 7 named it first

2026 1.1; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.2; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2021 2.5; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.3; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.2; 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	8	9	1.1	7	0.88
Sep 2025	6	7	1.2	6	1.00
Sep 2024	8	10	1.3	8	1.00
Sep 2023	6	10	1.7	6	1.00
Sep 2022	7	10	1.4	7	1.00
Sep 2021	2	5	2.5	2	1.00
Sep 2020	6	9	1.5	5	0.83
Sep 2019	6	7	1.2	6	1.00
Sep 2018	9	11	1.2	9	1.00
Sep 2017	10	13	1.3	10	1.00
Sep 2016	10	13	1.3	10	1.00
Sep 2015	11	14	1.3	11	1.00
Sep 2014	6	7	1.2	6	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%243rd of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	33%	0%	100	102
2023/24	67%	0%	106	103
2022/23	22%	0%	100	102

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

Buckland Brewer Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Parkham Primary School
3.5 km · Devon

2026

1.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Monkleigh Primary School
3.6 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit
5.7 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Helens Church of England Academy
5.9 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
West Croft School
6.1 km · Devon

Special measures 2026

1.3applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
East-the-Water Community Primary School
7.1 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
7.6 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
8.0 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 52%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: 113141 · 878/2218
Trust: Atlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust
Capacity: 49 pupils · 49 on roll
Free school meals: 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Buckland Brewer, Bideford, EX39 5LX
Local authority: Devon · Torridge

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