St Helen's Church of England School
Abbotsham, Bideford, EX39 5AP
204 pupils · 97% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ALUMNIS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 November 2022, published 16 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 30 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 32 | 63 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 26 | 59 | 27 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 37 | 70 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 26 | 48 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 45 | 86 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 34 | 69 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 32 | 71 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- West Croft School 2.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Margaret's Church of England Junior School 3.7 km · Requires improvement (2020) · previous system
- St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School 3.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- East-the-Water Community Primary School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Appledore School 5.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.