Heathcoat Primary SchoolBickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tiverton.

Summary of the comparison

Heathcoat Primary School and Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Tiverton.

  • Heathcoat Primary School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Heathcoat Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 28.0% for Heathcoat Primary School and 63.0% for Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Heathcoat Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 28.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Heathcoat Primary School versus Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TivertonHeathcoat Primary SchoolTivertonBickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF35/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking256th of 303 in Devon 106th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: ExpectedStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll314 150
Capacity420 150
LocationTiverton, EX16 5HE Tiverton, EX16 8RE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard28.0% 63.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score97.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census314 150
Free school meals (ever 6)37.3% 2.5%
English as an additional language3.8% 1.3%
SEN support14.3% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.7% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.0% 8.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

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

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Heathcoat Primary School

Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Heathcoat Primary School · Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary School