Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School, Exeter

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Over time, most pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "All pupils attend school regularly and have done so for some time."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a broad and balanced curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years get off to a flying start in the pre-school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff have established an inclusive culture."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "There have been significant changes to leadership and staffing since the last inspection."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal development programme fully considers pupils' experiences associated with living in a rural location."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should build on their work to ensure that teaching and expectations of what pupils can achieve are consistently high quality across all year groups"; "Leaders should ensure that all groups of pupils achieve consistently well, particularly those who are in the early stages of developing their reading fluency".

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Devon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School as their first choice and 18 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School are Tedburn St Mary School (2.7 miles, Good, 88% reading, 100% maths); Yeoford Community Primary School (3.1 miles, Good, 60% reading, 60% maths); Dunsford Community Academy (3.6 miles, Good, 91% reading, 82% maths); and Moretonhampstead Primary School (4.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 53% maths).

Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School is one of 23 schools run by Link Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 61% would recommend the school, 75% say their child is happy there and 20% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (75%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (20%).

11.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 10 pupils (8.7%) received SEN support and 3 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (nw-bound), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Devon (16).

In 2024/25, Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.