Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

bickleigh-down-church-of-england-primary-school-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

South West DevonConstituency

PL6 7JWPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 416 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 69%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

416

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

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: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 416
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2023	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Mar 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.