Sidbury Church of England Primary SchoolSidmouth Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Sidbury Church of England Primary School and Sidmouth Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Sidbury Church of England Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sidmouth Church of England Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Sidbury Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sidbury Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Sidmouth 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 62.0% for Sidbury Church of England Primary School and 65.0% for Sidmouth Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sidbury Church of England Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sidmouth Church of England Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sidbury Church of England Primary School versus Sidmouth Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SidburySidbury Church of England Primary SchoolSidmouthSidmouth Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking37th of 302 in Devon Stronger figure190th of 302 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll127 448
Capacity105 664
LocationSidbury, EX10 0SB Sidmouth, EX10 9XB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census135 496
Free school meals (ever 6)20.0% 23.6%
English as an additional language1.5% 6.9%
SEN support18.5% 23.8%
SEN with an EHC plan6.7% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.0% Stronger figure9.3% 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.

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.

Sidbury Church of England Primary School

Sidmouth Church of England Primary School

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