Sidmouth Church of England Primary School
55 Woolbrook Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9XB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST
- Head of Teaching & Learning
- Mr Alex Spraggon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The First Federation Trust
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 664
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 143183
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01395514146
About this school
Sidmouth Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Sidmouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 448 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 69 | 74 | 81 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 66% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 77% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 69% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sidmouth Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 557 |
| 2023/24 | 527 |
| 2024/25 | 496 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sidmouth Church of England Primary School compares
Sidmouth Church of England Primary School ranked 117th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.3% | 23.6% | 448 | — |
| Sidbury Church of England Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 20% | 127 | 2.0 miles |
| Newton Poppleford Primary School | 71% | 4.6% | 13.7% | 190 | 2.3 miles |
| Tipton St John Church of England Primary School | 50% | 4.3% | 13.3% | 83 | 2.8 miles |
| Otterton Church of England Primary School | — | 5% | 29.2% | 43 | 3.6 miles |
| Ottery St Mary Primary School | 51% | 4.1% | 14% | 424 | 4.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.58%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 9.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sidbury Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Sidbury
-
Newton Poppleford Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Sidmouth
-
Tipton St John Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Sidmouth
-
Otterton Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Budleigh Salterton
-
Ottery St Mary Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Ottery St Mary
Other schools in Sidmouth
- Newton Poppleford Primary School Primary
- Tipton St John Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sidmouth College Secondary
- St John's School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sidmouth Church of England Primary School teach?
- Sidmouth Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sidmouth.
- Who is the head of teaching & learning of Sidmouth Church of England Primary School?
- The head of teaching & learning of Sidmouth Church of England Primary School is Mr Alex Spraggon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sidmouth Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sidmouth Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sidmouth Church of England Primary School?
- Sidmouth Church of England Primary School has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Sidmouth Church of England Primary School full?
- Sidmouth Church of England Primary School has capacity for 664 pupils and 448 on roll (67%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sidmouth Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Sidmouth Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Exeter.
- Does Sidmouth Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sidmouth Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sidmouth Church of England Primary School?
- Sidmouth Church of England Primary School is part of THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sidmouth Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sidmouth Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Sidmouth Church of England Primary School ranked 117th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sidmouth Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Sidmouth Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sidmouth Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sidmouth Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.