West Croft School
Community primary school in Bideford (Devon).
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Nearby schools
nearest first13 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Bideford College, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bideford CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 1,455 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Kingsley School DevonOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 447 | - |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 397 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2016, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| East-the-Water Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 439 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013) |
| St Helens Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 204 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2013, previous school) |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 184 | Requires improvement, 2020This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St George's CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 2.1 mi | Primary | 110 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Appledore SchoolFoundation | 2.7 mi | Primary | 244 | Good, 2023 |
| Monkleigh Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 137 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2011) |
| Instow Community Primary and Pre-SchoolFoundation | 3.7 mi | Primary | 136 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2011) |
| Buckland Brewer Primary SchoolFoundation | 3.8 mi | Primary | 49 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 103 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Parkham Primary SchoolFoundation | 4.8 mi | Primary | 55 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 180
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