Appledore School

State-Funded School

appledore-school-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

Torridge and TavistockConstituency

EX39 1PFPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Appledore School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 244 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 79%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

95%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

244

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 244
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Apr 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.