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Parkham Primary School

Bideford, EX39 5PL · Devon · primary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Expected standard Mixed Primary
3.1/10 Below average

192nd of 280 primary schools in Devon we can score, 310 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 4,239 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 3.3/10 among them, against 4.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 50.0 · 19 40% 0.76
Ofsted 10 35% 0.37
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 13.0 · 78 25% 1.94

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 50.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 13.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2026. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 3.3 out of 10 among them, against 4.2 out of 10 nationally.

Getting in. The school has 55 pupils in a building with 67 places, leaving 12 spare spots. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are below the expected standard in core subjects? What specific activities or trips are currently offered to the Year 6 cohort? How does the recent Ofsted inspection influence current teaching priorities?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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