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St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery

York Road, Exeter, EX4 6PG

Local ranking172nd of 303 primary schools in Devon
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
79.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
25.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
88.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
96.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
88.0%
Reading avg scaled score
111.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
110.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
111.0
Cohort Size
24

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
219
Boys
104 (47%)
Girls
115 (53%)
Capacity
210 (104% full)
SEND
14.2%
FSM Eligible
14.4%
EAL
48.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.6%
SEN Support
10.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.9
Budget per Pupil
£4,977/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 40.9%
  • Other: 13.9%
  • White Other: 10.1%
  • Asian Indian: 9.6%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 7.2%
  • Asian Chinese: 6.3%
  • Black African: 3.4%
  • Mixed Other: 2.4%

40.9%

White British

13.9%

Other

10.1%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149403
UKPRN
10091397
Establishment No.
3323
Trust
ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST