Ide Primary School
High Street, Ide, Exeter, EX2 9RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXETER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Alice Purcell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 143
- URN
- 143189
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01392576245
About this school
Ide Primary School is a primary academy in Exeter. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 143 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ide Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 18 | 16 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 75% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 25% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 94% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 88% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 100% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Ide 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 | 83% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 146 |
| 2024/25 | 146 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ide Primary School compares
Ide Primary School ranked 142nd of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.2% | 9.2% | 143 | — |
| Bowhill Primary School | 55% | 5.7% | 15.5% | 451 | 0.9 miles |
| Alphington Primary School | 66% | 5% | 10.6% | 472 | 0.9 miles |
| St Thomas Primary School | 43% | 4.4% | 23.8% | 193 | 1.2 miles |
| Montgomery Primary School | 56% | 6% | 31.8% | 437 | 1.2 miles |
| St Gabriel's CofE Primary School | 75% | 7.2% | 53.7% | 175 | 1.3 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)
- 9.16%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 6.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bowhill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Alphington Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
St Thomas Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Montgomery Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Exeter
Other schools in Exeter
Ide Primary School ranks 31st of the 48 ranked primary schools in Exeter.
- Alphington Primary School Primary
- Bowhill Primary School Primary
- Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broadclyst Community Primary School Primary
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School Primary
- Christow Primary School Primary
- Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School Primary
- Clyst St Mary Primary School Primary
- Cockwood Primary School Primary
- Countess Wear Primary School Primary
- Doddiscombsleigh Primary School Primary
- Dunsford Community Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ide Primary School teach?
- Ide Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Exeter.
- Who is the headteacher of Ide Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ide Primary School is Miss Alice Purcell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ide Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ide 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 many pupils are at Ide Primary School?
- Ide Primary School has 143 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Ide Primary School full?
- Ide Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 143 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Ide Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ide Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ide Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ide Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Ide Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ide Primary School is part of EXETER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ide Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ide Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Ide Primary School ranked 142nd of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ide Primary School's absence rate?
- Ide Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ide Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ide 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.