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Monkleigh Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Devon

Monkleigh, Bideford, EX39 5JY

Website 01805623269

65

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.4%

10.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

137

Capacity used

Over capacity

114%

120 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

14 of 14 families who put it first got an offer

14

Places offered

19

Total applications

1.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1414● 100%
2nd preference40● 0%
3rd preference10● 0%
Total191474%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
83%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Devon lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Karen Reeves
Address
Monkleigh, Bideford, EX39 5JY
Phone
01805623269
Local authority
Devon
Ward / constituency
Monkleigh & Putford · Torridge and Tavistock
Area
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
113162

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals9%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support12%——
50% boys (68)50% girls (69)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

137 pupils · 120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    20 June 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 88 pupils

Attendance

93.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

10.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
11%
21/22
3%
22/23
8%
23/24
10%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths65%——
Higher standard6%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard80%
+18% vs England
Higher standard27%
+19% vs England

Reading

Expected standard93%
+18% vs England
Higher standard47%
+14% vs England
Average score109
+3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard80%
+8% vs England
Greater depth27%
+14% vs England

Maths

Expected standard93%
+19% vs England
Higher standard60%
+34% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%
+20% vs England
Higher standard40%
+10% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard93%
+11% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

752019692023652024802025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)80%61%
Higher standard27%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Devon council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.