Instow Community Primary and Pre-SchoolSt George's CofE Infant and Nursery School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bideford.
Summary of the comparison
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School and St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School are primary schools in Bideford.
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School was judged Good and St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Instow Community Primary and Pre-School (83.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BidefordInstow Community Primary and Pre-School | BidefordSt George's CofE Infant and Nursery School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | B70/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 80th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure | 280th of 303 in Devon | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 138 | 100 | |
| Capacity | 140 | 157 | |
| Location | Bideford, EX39 4LU | Bideford, EX39 1HT | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 72.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 6.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 138 | 100 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.1% | 17.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.9% | 2.0% | |
| SEN support | 10.1% | 16.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 11.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% Stronger figure | 5.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.4% Stronger figure | 13.7% | 15.8% |
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.
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.
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School
St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School
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