Schools in Bideford
Bideford in Devon has 16 schools in the catchment.school database, including 13 primaries and 2 secondaries – Bideford College and Atlantic Academy – coordinated by Devon County Council. Five of the 16 schools hold a religious designation (Church of England or inter-denominational), and five are academies. The average fill rate across Bideford schools with published capacity data is 89%, and three schools are currently at or above their admission number.
Devon County Council uses straight-line distance as the oversubscription tiebreaker at community schools, alongside sibling priority. The rural hinterland around Bideford – including villages in Torridge district – feeds into the town's primary and secondary schools, so transport routes and the 'last distance offered' data for each school are important planning inputs. Five of the seven Ofsted-rated schools in the area are rated Good or Outstanding.
School demand in Bideford
Across the 16 schools in Bideford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 89%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
5 schools in Bideford have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
5 of the schools in Bideford are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Devon, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Bideford have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Bideford: 3 oversubscribed (13)
Appledore School
Primary · Foundation school
Bideford · EX39 1PF
East-the-Water Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bideford · EX39 4BZ
West Croft School
Primary · Community school
Bideford · EX39 3DE
Buckland Brewer Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Bideford · EX39 5LX
Hartland Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Bideford · EX39 6BP
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School
Primary · Foundation school
Bideford · EX39 4LU
Monkleigh Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bideford · EX39 5JY
Parkham Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Bideford · EX39 5PL
Woolsery Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Bideford · EX39 5QS
St Helen's Church of England School
Primary · Academy converter
Bideford · EX39 5AP
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Bideford · EX39 1EL
St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Bideford · EX39 1HT
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bideford · EX39 2QN
Secondary Schools in Bideford (2)
Other Schools in Bideford (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bideford are set by Devon and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.