Kingsbridge Primary School, Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Kingsbridge, part of Education South West. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 8 schools in Kingsbridge with published results, and 9,595th of 14,452 across England. It was 87% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Devon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Kingsbridge Primary School in detail
Kingsbridge Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Kingsbridge Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Devon and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Kingsbridge Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Kingsbridge Primary School as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Kingsbridge Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kingsbridge Primary School are West Alvington Church of England Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 63% maths); Charleton Church of England Academy (1.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 64% maths); Loddiswell Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 92% reading, 92% maths); and East Allington Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths).
Kingsbridge Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
West Alvington Church of England AcademyCharleton Church of England AcademyLoddiswell Primary SchoolEast Allington Primary School
The trust
Kingsbridge Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Education South West, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kingsbridge Primary School.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Belle Cross Road (sw-bound), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 25 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Kingsbridge Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Kingsbridge Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2024. Before that, as Kingsbridge Community Primary School (URN 113205), it was rated Requires Improvement in July 2019.
At a Glance
21.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
12
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Kingsbridge Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Kingsbridge Primary School.
- Kingsbridge Out of School Club (KOOSC)At the school · Not yet graded
Getting There
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Kingsbridge Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Kingsbridge Primary School is in Devon; for families living there:
- Devon's school travel policy: Free school transport
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Kingsbridge Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
364 pupils
420 places
56 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Kingsbridge
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Kingsbridge
Across Devon council
Places available
9,014
Applications
6,494
Got 1st preference
96.5%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Devon council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
47
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
16.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
343
Total Pupils
161
Boys
182
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
21.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,453
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,957
Per pupil
£1914k
Total funding
£92k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.8%
Overall absence
15.6%
Persistent absence
327
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Kingsbridge Primary School
Questions parents ask about Kingsbridge Primary School
What are SATs results like at Kingsbridge Primary School?
Of the pupils at Kingsbridge Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Kingsbridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Kingsbridge Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2024. Before that, as Kingsbridge Community Primary School (URN 113205), it was rated Requires Improvement in July 2019.
What is the catchment area for Kingsbridge Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Kingsbridge Primary School is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Kingsbridge Primary School?
Kingsbridge Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 87% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Kingsbridge Primary School?
Classes at Kingsbridge Primary School average 28.6 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Kingsbridge Primary School?
Kingsbridge Primary School has around 343 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Kingsbridge Primary School?
5.8% of sessions were missed at Kingsbridge Primary School in 2024/25. 15.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Kingsbridge Primary School?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming Kingsbridge Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Kingsbridge Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Kingsbridge Out of School Club (KOOSC) (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Kingsbridge Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Kingsbridge Primary School?
Kingsbridge Primary School is at Belle Cross Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1NL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)