St Mary's CofE Primary School
Bideford · Devon
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About St Mary's CofE Primary School
St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary academy in Bideford, Devon. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 36 member schools: 34 primary schools, 2 secondary schools. Local authorities: Devon. Regions: South West. — from the THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP public record.
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- Official name
- St Mary's CofE Primary School
- Address
- Chanters Road
- Postcode
- EX39 2QN
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Devon
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- URN (official identifier)
- 151055
- Establishment number
- 3069
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Number of pupils
- 397
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 420
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Devon
- Headteacher
- Zoe Stevens
- Ofsted inspection
- Last inspected as St Mary's Church of England Primary School on 29 Mar 2023, before it became St Mary's CofE Primary School (School remains Good)Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stmarysce.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01237477288
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2024
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 397 | 97,836 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 18.9% | 22.2% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 12.6% | 15.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.0% | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.3% | 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 St Mary's CofE Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 113385)
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 23 May 2023
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 113385)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 25 Nov 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 113385)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 8 Jan 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 113385)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Nov 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 113385)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 5 Jan 2007
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 St Mary's CofE Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 15.2% | 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 St Mary's CofE Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £100,750 for 65 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 16.7% | 22.5% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £258 | £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 St Mary's CofE Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 392 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Devon average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,285,000 £5,829 per pupil | £7,210 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,454,000 £6,260 per pupil | £6,148 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,157,000 £2,952 per pupil · 47.1% | £2,999 · 48.8% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £506,000 £1,291 per pupil · 20.6% | £1,143 · 18.6% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £2,000 £5 per pupil · 0.1% | £186 · 3.0% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £2,000 £5 per pupil · 0.1% | £64 · 1.0% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | −£169,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £2,000 | ||
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, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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