Overall Oxbridge
#471
2 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
4
Offers
2
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
On the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, Bideford developed as a historic port town, its medieval bridge and long quay still defining the town centre's character. Around 18,000 people live here today.
The Torridge district fans out across coastal and rural parishes, with Northam among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments on the north Devon coast, and Monkleigh and Abbotsham drawing families towards smaller rural schools within reach of the town. Appledore and Hartland extend the catchment picture northward and westward, while road links along the A39 connect Bideford to Barnstaple, where the Tarka Line runs south to Exeter.
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Area Performance
Across 15 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.77/10, -0.58 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Bideford schools
Bideford vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Bideford schools
top 61% of 14,978
top 61% of 14,978
top 51% of 3,862
top 51% of 3,862
Overall Oxbridge
2 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
4
Offers
2
Cambridge
2 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
4
Offers
2
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Bideford
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