Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School, Exeter
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a warm, inclusive school where children thrive in a caring community. Staff know pupils well and quickly identify and support those who need extra help, ensuring disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND achieve as well as their peers. The school provides a broad range of enriching experiences and has implemented recent curriculum changes that are successfully helping pupils build firm foundations in English and mathematics.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching and reading achievement, with Year 1 phonics screening pass rates above national average
- Effective inclusive culture with strong support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils who achieve as well as their peers
- Warm, caring relationships and positive behaviour supported by clear expectations established from pre-school
- Broad, balanced curriculum with recent improvements in English and mathematics
- Highly committed leadership with a clear vision for improvement and effective governance
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils read books that are occasionally too difficult, slowing their reading fluency
- Expectations for some pupils are not consistently as high as they could be, affecting achievement
- Teaching quality needs to be more consistently high across the school
- Mathematics achievement still lags behind reading and writing
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Residential visits to Dartmoor, civic award programme, eco-councillor roles, visits to different places of worship, links with schools in Birmingham and Manchester, broad extra-curricular clubs
Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School is a small village school at the heart of its community where most pupils begin in pre-school and get off to a flying start. The school provides a nurturing, inclusive environment where pupils are proud to learn and achieve well from their starting points.
At a Glance
11.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 82%. Maths has remained stable at around 64%. Writing has declined from 88% to 82%.
Class Sizes
24.0
Avg class size
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
164%
Over capacity
115 pupils
70 capacity
45 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Exeter
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Exeter
Admissions Demand - Devon
Places available
9,263
Applications
6,758
Got 1st preference
96.2%
Got preferred school
98.9%
Primary admissions across Devon (2025/26)
Inspection History(5)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.40258%
Overall absence
8.43373%
Persistent absence
83
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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