Bidwell Brook SchoolRiver Dart Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Bidwell Brook School and River Dart Academy.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Bidwell Brook School was judged the expected standard and River Dart Academy was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Bidwell Brook School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Bidwell Brook School versus River Dart Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	TotnesBidwell Brook School	DartingtonRiver Dart Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Expected	Ofsted: Good
School type	Foundation special school	Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Age range	3-19	5-16
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	153	37
Capacity	140	40
Location	Totnes, TQ9 6JU	Dartington, TQ9 6JD
GCSE results
Cohort	15	Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	0.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census	153	37
Free school meals (ever 6)	50.0%	67.6%
English as an additional language	1.3%	0.0%
SEN support	0.0%	86.5%
SEN with an EHC plan	100.0%	13.5%
Attendance
Overall absence	10.9%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	34.7%	Not reported	15.8%

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

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