St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Primary schoolSt Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Exeter, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 201 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 13 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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, 79% of pupils at St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
25% 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 | 79% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 25% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 104 | 105 |
- 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.
- 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- Newtown Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Exeter Mathematics SchoolSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file540 m
- The Maynard SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file730 m
- Exeter Cathedral SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file930 m
- Exeter and North Devon Colleges GroupSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1 km
- Ladysmith Junior SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Exeter
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).