Academy converter · Devon

Bradworthy Primary Academy

5–11Ages
185Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136492URN

Bradworthy, Holsworthy, EX22 7RT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

32 applications for 21 places · 67th of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

32 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.6; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2017 1.7; Devon median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2015 1.3; Devon median median 1.7
2014 1.7; 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	21	32	1.5	19	0.90
Sep 2025	16	25	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2024	24	32	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2023	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2022	29	47	1.6	34	1.17
Sep 2021	25	31	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2020	30	38	1.3	31	1.03
Sep 2019	24	33	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2018	21	27	1.3	21	1.00
Sep 2017	13	22	1.7	13	1.00
Sep 2016	25	34	1.4	24	0.96
Sep 2015	6	8	1.3	6	1.00
Sep 2014	12	20	1.7	12	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 85% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%55th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

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	74%	6%	107	106
2023/24	80%	17%	110	106
2022/23	74%	0%	109	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

Bradworthy Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Woolsery Primary School
7.0 km · Devon

Good2023

1.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School
7.8 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Academy
9.2 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Parkham Primary School
9.5 km · Devon

2026

1.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Holsworthy Church of England Primary School
10.1 km · Devon

Remains Good2023

1.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Buckland Brewer Primary School
11.8 km · Devon

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Hartland Primary School
12.1 km · Devon

Standards maintained2025

1.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Bridgerule Church of England Primary School
12.2 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136492 · 878/2213
Trust: Bradworthy Primary Academy
Capacity: 210 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals: 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2011
Replaced: Bradworthy Community Primary School (URN 113136)
Address: Bradworthy, Holsworthy, EX22 7RT
Local authority: Devon · Torridge

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