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Appledore School

Primary

Torridge · Bideford · EX39 1PF http://www.appledore-primary.devon.sch.uk

Pupils
236
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
236
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
236
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Appledore School · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
79%
0pp
87%78%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
14%
+7pp
21%14%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
68%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
54%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
50%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
236
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Richmond Road, Appledore, Bideford, EX39 1PF
Local authority
Devon
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2579%14%89%68%82%14%89%54%89%86%109.0109.0108.011%236
2023/2479%7%89%36%86%14%93%32%96%89%108.0107.0107.010%240
2022/2387%13%94%52%87%16%97%52%97%94%109.0110.0108.0+2.90+1.30+4.507%246
2018/1976%21%79%38%93%24%90%28%97%76%106.0106.0105.0+1.90+2.40+1.5010%249
2017/1868%14%71%36%71%18%79%25%71%64%106.0105.0105.0+0.60-1.00+0.3014%256
2016/1775%7%75%36%86%11%82%25%93%79%105.0105.0105.0+1.10+0.40+0.8017%238

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523619.211%0%17%4%7%
2023/2424022.010%1%17%4%9%
2022/2324622.27%1%9%5%10%
2021/2224122.39%0%8%6%11%
2020/2125221.611%0%4%
2018/1924923.610%0%4%4%3%
2017/1825622.214%0%7%4%4%
2016/1723824.517%0%9%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.