Instow Community Primary and Pre-School | Primary in Bideford, North Devon | Ofsted & DfE

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

138

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

138

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

138

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDevon

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Instow Community Primary and Pre-School · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

72%

+22pp

86%68%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 72%

RWM higher standard

+6pp

6%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

89%

Reading higher standard

44%

Writing expected standard

72%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

83%

Maths higher standard

44%

Science expected standard

94%

SPAG expected standard

67%

SPAG higher standard

22%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

138

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

10%

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Rectory Lane, Instow, Bideford, EX39 4LU

Local authority

Devon

Website

http://www.instowcps.co.uk/

Telephone

01271860545

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	72%	6%	89%	44%	72%	6%	83%	44%	94%	67%	108.0	107.0	104.0	—	—	—	12%	138
2023/24	50%	0%	78%	28%	67%	6%	67%	22%	100%	56%	104.0	103.0	102.0	—	—	—	14%	138
2022/23	83%	0%	91%	30%	87%	4%	91%	13%	96%	83%	107.0	105.0	104.0	+0.90	+0.40	-0.10	16%	142
2018/19	71%	6%	76%	12%	88%	18%	88%	29%	100%	65%	104.0	106.0	104.0	+1.50	+2.20	+2.20	12%	135
2017/18	86%	0%	91%	55%	95%	5%	95%	36%	100%	82%	109.0	107.0	105.0	+7.90	+3.30	+5.70	13%	143
2016/17	76%	5%	76%	19%	90%	14%	95%	19%	100%	90%	105.0	105.0	105.0	+1.20	+1.30	+1.30	11%	141

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	138	21.6	12%	3%	10%	4%	7%
2023/24	138	21.6	14%	3%	9%	5%	7%
2022/23	142	22.5	16%	3%	8%	5%	10%
2021/22	143	22.7	20%	1%	8%	7%	23%
2020/21	142	22.5	13%	1%	11%	—	—
2018/19	135	21.4	12%	2%	13%	3%	2%
2017/18	143	22.7	13%	4%	14%	4%	6%
2016/17	141	22.4	11%	3%	13%	4%	6%