Foundation school · Devon

Woolsery Primary School

2–11Ages
108Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113176URN

Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

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

15 applications for 14 places

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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

1.1applications per place, Reception

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

15 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 1.1; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.2; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.1; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.3; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.5; Devon median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Devon median in 0 of 13 years.

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	14	15	1.1	14	1.00
Sep 2025	16	19	1.2	16	1.00
Sep 2024	13	15	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2023	12	14	1.2	11	0.92
Sep 2022	13	17	1.3	13	1.00
Sep 2021	16	20	1.3	14	0.88
Sep 2020	16	19	1.2	15	0.94
Sep 2019	11	13	1.2	11	1.00
Sep 2018	20	21	1.1	19	0.95
Sep 2017	19	23	1.2	19	1.00
Sep 2016	11	14	1.3	11	1.00
Sep 2015	12	16	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2014	11	16	1.5	11	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 46% · Maths 62% → 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 standard27%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard46%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard12%

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	38%	0%	102	102
2023/24	38%	0%	103	101
2022/23	31%	0%	101	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

Woolsery Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Parkham Primary School
5.6 km · Devon

2026

1.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bradworthy Primary Academy
7.0 km · Devon

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Hartland Primary School
7.9 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Buckland Brewer Primary School
9.0 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Helens Church of England Academy
10.8 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Academy
11.7 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Monkleigh Primary School
12.6 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School
12.8 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%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: 113176 · 878/2254
Trust: Atlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust
Capacity: 140 pupils · 108 on roll
Free school meals: 11.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Woolsery, Bideford, EX39 5QS
Local authority: Devon · Torridge

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