Instow Community Primary and Pre-School
Foundation primary school in Bideford (Devon).
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Nearby schools
nearest first24 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Appledore School, 1.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appledore SchoolFoundation | 1.4 mi | Primary | 244 | Good, 2023 |
| Fremington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 309 | No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 2.3 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 | 2.3 mi | Primary | 110 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.8 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. |
| Braunton AcademyAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Secondary | 828 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| Roundswell Community Primary AcademyFree schools | 3.1 mi | Primary | 345 | Good, 2023 |
| Southmead SchoolFoundation | 3.1 mi | Primary | 341 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| East-the-Water Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.2 mi | Primary | 439 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013) |
| Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 103 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Kingsley School DevonOther independent | 3.4 mi | Independent | 447 | - |
| On Track Education BarnstapleOther independent special | 3.4 mi | Special | 52 | - |
| The Shoreline AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led | 3.4 mi | Alternative provision | 42 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| Caen Community Primary SchoolFoundation | 3.5 mi | Primary | 328 | Good, 2023 |
| Kingsacre Primary SchoolFoundation | 3.6 mi | Primary | 177 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| West Croft SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 417 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 1 area, Urgent improvement in 6 |
| Bideford CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 3.7 mi | Secondary | 1,455 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Sticklepath Community Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 448 | Good, 2022 |
| St Helens Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 204 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2013, previous school) |
| Holywell Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 86 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2017, previous school) |
| Pilton Community CollegeAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Secondary | 1,165 | Good, 2023 |
| Pathfield SchoolFoundation special | 4.9 mi | Special | 183 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Pilton Bluecoat Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 261 | Good, 2023 |
| Pilton Infants' AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 172 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
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 close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 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
- 45
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