St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School, Bideford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St George's is a warm, inclusive school at the heart of its community where all pupils, especially those with special needs, feel safe and happy. Teachers have high expectations and provide excellent support through phonics teaching, outdoor learning, and rich enrichment activities. Parents highly value the school's commitment to every child's success and wellbeing.
Key Strengths
- Teaching of phonics is a notable strength with careful checking of pronunciation helping most pupils become confident readers
- Highly inclusive approach with experienced leaders ensuring swift identification of emerging needs and personalised support for pupils with SEND
- Excellent use of pupil premium funding to help disadvantaged pupils focus and succeed across school life
- Strong behaviour and attendance with calm, orderly classrooms and consistently high expectations
- Comprehensive personal development programme including learning powers, global citizenship, and well-planned trips and visits
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, teachers do not consistently check pupils' understanding, meaning learning activities don't always build effectively on prior knowledge
- Gaps in pupils' vocabulary knowledge in some subjects are not always secure or addressed
- A small number of subjects where pupils do not learn as well as they could due to inconsistent identification and addressing of knowledge gaps
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with leaders fulfilling their responsibilities, establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, resulting in pupils being made safer and feeling safe.
Extracurricular Activities
school choir, ukulele lessons, beach school, outdoor learning, librarian roles, school councillor roles, chaplain roles, farm visits, dentist visits, trips and visits programme
St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School is a highly inclusive school that welcomes all pupils and has created an open culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met. The school demonstrates strong leadership, ambitious expectations for all learners, and excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils.
At a Glance
21.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
18.8
Avg class size
22.5
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
110 pupils
157 capacity
47 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bideford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bideford
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)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.30203%
Overall absence
13.69863%
Persistent absence
73
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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