Primary schools in Bideford
13 primary schools in Bideford, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Bideford in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 12 schools in Bideford first 292 times for 289 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Devon authority's 299 schools. 2 of the 12 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.49 miles (St Helen's Church of England School) to 3.11 miles (Monkleigh Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Appledore School
- East-the-Water Community Primary School
- Instow Community Primary and Pre-School
- Monkleigh Primary School
- St Helen's Church of England School
- St Mary's CofE Primary School
- Woolsery Primary School
- Hartland Primary School
- Parkham Primary School
- St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School
- Buckland Brewer Primary School
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
- West Croft School
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