Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School
Church Lane, Cheriton Bishop, Exeter, EX6 6HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LINK ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Alex Cross
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 145397
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0164724817
About this school
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School is a primary academy in Exeter. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 115 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 63% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 63% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 63% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Cheriton Bishop Community 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 | 64% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 115 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School compares
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School ranked 122nd of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 115 | — |
| Tedburn St Mary School | 82% | 2.6% | 7.8% | 86 | 2.7 miles |
| Yeoford Community Primary School | — | 3.8% | 13% | 56 | 3.1 miles |
| Dunsford Community Academy | 73% | 3% | 2.4% | 97 | 3.6 miles |
| Moretonhampstead Primary School | 41% | 5.5% | 15.2% | 116 | 4.7 miles |
| Spreyton School | — | 7.5% | 13.6% | 30 | 4.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.89%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tedburn St Mary School2.7 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Yeoford Community Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Crediton
-
Dunsford Community Academy3.6 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
Moretonhampstead Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Spreyton School4.9 miles
Primary · Crediton
Other schools in Exeter
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School ranks 28th 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
- 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
- Exminster Community Primary Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School teach?
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Exeter.
- Who is the head of school of Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School?
- The head of school of Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School is Mr Alex Cross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cheriton Bishop Community 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 Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School?
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School has 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School full?
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 115 on roll (164%), 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 Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School?
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School is part of LINK ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School rank locally?
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School ranked 122nd of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cheriton Bishop Community 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 10 July 2026.