St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery

York Road, Exeter, EX4 6PG

Local ranking173rd of 302 primary schools in Devon

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School and Nursery (URN 113442) since 1 October 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

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: 100 (50%)
Girls: 101 (50%)
Capacity: 210 (96% 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

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

01392255551

sid.admin@stcmat.org

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York Road

Exeter, South West

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Administrative

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

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