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EnglandSouth WestTorridgeEX39 4BZEast-the-Water Community Primary School
Primary

East-the-Water Community Primary School

Primary

Torridge · Bideford · EX39 4BZ www.east-the-water.devon.sch.uk

Pupils
448
cap. 466
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of East-the-Water Community Primary School · Primary · Devon

Finance£6644 spend / pupil£6838 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+4pp
69%59%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
5%
+2pp
7%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
70%
LA AVG 69.9%
SPAG higher standard
33%
LA AVG 24.04%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 103.98
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
448
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Mines Road, Bideford, EX39 4BZ
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
2024/2569%5%74%26%79%10%82%28%93%70%104.0105.0105.016%448
2023/2465%3%78%22%80%8%75%18%88%73%104.0104.0106.016%455
2022/2351%7%58%18%77%14%77%12%82%64%102.0103.0103.0+0.10+3.50+1.9017%449
2018/1966%6%66%14%74%17%77%14%83%66%102.0103.0104.0-2.10-0.30-2.2014%452
2017/1849%3%63%6%83%17%63%9%89%77%101.0101.0104.0-2.70+1.00-3.0013%429
2016/1774%12%79%19%88%23%81%23%86%86%105.0105.0106.0+2.70+4.00+2.2021%444

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
2024/2544821.216%1%42%5%11%
2023/2445520.616%1%37%5%8%
2022/2344918.317%1%35%4%8%
2021/2245922.727%0%31%6%16%
2020/2146018.628%0%28%
2018/1945220.114%1%34%4%8%
2017/1842916.013%1%30%4%10%
2016/1744416.221%1%36%4%8%

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