Schools in Bideford

About schools in Bideford

Bideford lists 16 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One independent school sits outside the state system and sets its own admissions.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

56%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 12 schools with published results

Primary schools13

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Appledore School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Buckland Brewer Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 2 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• East-the-Water Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Hartland Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 2 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Instow Community Primary and Pre-School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Monkleigh Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Parkham Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• St Helen's Church of England School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• St Mary's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• West Croft School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Woolsery Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 2 to 11

  38%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Atlantic Academy

  Free schools · Ages 11 to 16

  42.1

  Attainment 8
• Bideford College

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  45.7

  Attainment 8

Independent schools1

• Kingsley School Devon

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 19

Common questions about schools in Bideford

How many schools does Bideford have?

OfferDay lists 16 schools in Bideford, including 13 primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Bideford?

Every school in Bideford is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Bideford ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Bideford where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.