Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2012
Students
218
Expected Standard
79%
Demand Ratio
1.1x
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery is a Academy converter primary school in Exeter, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery is an academy converter in Exeter, Devon, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 219 pupils on roll, of whom 14% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 25% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #61 of 266 primaries in Devon and #4,972 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Good.
The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
79%
Read SS
111
Maths SS
110
GPS SS
111
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
R/W/M Expected Standard
66%
Read SS
106
Maths SS
106
GPS SS
106
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
No digital report timeline available.
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