Buckland Brewer Primary School
Bideford · Devon
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About Buckland Brewer Primary School
Buckland Brewer Primary School is a primary school in Bideford, Devon. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
Atlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust is a Foundation/co-operative school trust. The trust operates 6 member schools: 6 primary schools. Local authorities: Devon. Regions: South West. — from the Atlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust public record.
Buckland Brewer Primary School is a primary school in Bideford, Devon, part of Atlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Buckland Brewer Primary School
- Address
- Buckland Brewer
- Postcode
- EX39 5LX
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Devon
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- URN (official identifier)
- 113141
- Establishment number
- 2218
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 49
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 49
- School type
- Foundation school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Academy trust
- Atlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust
- Local authority
- Devon
- Headteacher
- Mr Matt Cole
- Ofsted inspection
- Requires improvement · Inspected 5 Mar 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.villageschools.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01237451315
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Buckland Brewer Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 49 | 97,836 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 28.6% | 22.2% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 16.3% | 15.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 0.0% | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 2.0% | 6.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for Buckland Brewer Primary School.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 25 Apr 2024
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 2 Mar 2023
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Yes - improving (good)
Report published 2 Mar 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 5 Mar 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 26 Nov 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Buckland Brewer Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 4.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Buckland Brewer Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £20,150 for 13 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 30.2% | 22.5% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £469 | £300 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Buckland Brewer Primary School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Primary · 97 pupils. Figures cover the whole federation.
| This school | Devon average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,229,157 £12,737 per pupil | £7,412 | £7,739 |
| Total spending | £1,171,007 £12,135 per pupil | £7,505 | £7,779 |
| Teaching staff | £488,900 £5,066 per pupil · 41.8% | £3,469 · 46.2% | £3,533 · 45.4% |
| Education support staff | £240,534 £2,493 per pupil · 20.5% | £1,579 · 21.0% | £1,548 · 19.9% |
| Supply and agency staff | £39,051 £405 per pupil · 3.3% | £197 · 2.6% | £198 · 2.5% |
| …of which agency supply | £29,197 £303 per pupil · 2.5% | £69 · 0.9% | £141 · 1.8% |
| In-year balance | £58,150 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £137,952 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £10,573 per pupil, supply and agency £293 per pupil — spending up £1,562 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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