Voluntary aided school · Devon

Swimbridge Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
79Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
113455URN

Barnstaple Hill, Swimbridge, Barnstaple, EX32 0PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

22 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 · 17 April 2024Ofsted'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

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.9; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
2021 2.2; Devon median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.8; Devon median median 1.6
2016 3.0; Devon median median 1.6
2015 3.7; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.9; Devon median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Devon median in 13 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	22	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2025	13	24	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2024	9	17	1.9	9	1.00
Sep 2023	10	18	1.8	10	1.00
Sep 2022	11	21	1.9	11	1.00
Sep 2021	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2020	13	26	2.0	13	1.00
Sep 2019	15	26	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2018	11	18	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2017	20	36	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2016	9	27	3.0	8	0.89
Sep 2015	7	26	3.7	7	1.00
Sep 2014	17	32	1.9	21	1.24

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 77% · Maths 85% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%83rd of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	15%	108	106
2023/24	47%	12%	109	102
2022/23	73%	0%	111	105

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

Swimbridge Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Landkey Community Primary Academy
2.7 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Orchard Vale Community School
4.4 km · Devon

Good2023

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Goodleigh Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bishops Tawton Primary School
5.2 km · Devon

2026

1.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Newport Community School Primary Academy
5.2 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

1.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Filleigh Community Primary School
5.3 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple
6.1 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 50%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113455 · 878/3460
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 79 on roll
Free school meals: 15.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Barnstaple Hill, Swimbridge, Barnstaple, EX32 0PJ
Local authority: Devon · North Devon

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