Bidwell Brook School
Special schoolBidwell Brook School is a special school in South Hams, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It had 151 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 24 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Bidwell Brook School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | South Hams | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 50.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 55.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 75% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 13 | – | – |
- Bidwell Brook School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Dartington Church of England AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)10 m
- River Dart AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade280 m
- Lifeworks CollegeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file340 m
- Redwood River SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file410 m
- On Track Education West YarnerSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.1 km
- South Devon Steiner SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Hams
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).