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St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery

  • 3–11Ages
  • 201Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 149403URN

York Road, St Sidwell's Ce Primary School and Nursery, Exeter, EX4 6PG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.0per place
0.5 above Devon median (1.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

43 applications for 22 places · 23rd of 163 in Devon
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
79%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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
2.0applications per place, Reception
0.5 above Devon median (1.5) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.0; Devon median median 1.5
  2. 2025 2.8; Devon median median 1.5
  3. 2024 1.9; Devon median median 1.6
  4. 2023 2.0; Devon median median 1.6
  5. 2022 2.1; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
  6. 2021 2.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
  7. 2020 2.0; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
  8. 2019 2.4; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.7; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.6; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.7; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Devon median

Dashed bars: as St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School and Nursery (URN 113442), the previous school.

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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202622432.0221.00
Sep 202518502.8181.00
Sep 202430561.9331.10
Sep 202323472.0220.96
Sep 2022 *27562.1271.00
Sep 2021 *29672.3280.97
Sep 2020 *30592.0321.07
Sep 2019 *30732.4351.17
Sep 2018 *30792.6351.17
Sep 2017 *29752.6311.07
Sep 2016 *26441.7210.81
Sep 2015 *27702.6371.37
Sep 2014 *26692.7401.54

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 79% · Maths 96% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%34th of 266 in Devon
Reading
Expected standard88%
Higher standard63%
Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard79%
Greater depth25%
Maths
Expected standard96%
Higher standard58%
Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Devon median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2579%25%111110
2023/2466%10%106106
2022/2356%12%105105

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

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
149403 · 878/3323
Trust
St Christopher's C of E (PRIMARY) Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals
13.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 October 2022
Replaced
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School and Nursery (URN 113442)
Address
York Road, St Sidwell's Ce Primary School and Nursery, Exeter, EX4 6PG
Local authority
Devon · Exeter

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