# St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery

St 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.

Primary school. Code E149403. [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 201
- Council: Exeter
- URN: 149403

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Newtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-primary-school-e149615): 520 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Exeter Mathematics School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exeter-mathematics-school-e140971): 540 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The Maynard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-maynard-school-e113608): 730 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Exeter Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exeter-cathedral-school-e113561): 930 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exeter-and-north-devon-colleges-group-e130645): 1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Ladysmith Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladysmith-junior-school-e151328): 1 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149403)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149403)

## How to cite

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