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Instow Community Primary and Pre-School

Primary Local authority maintained school in Bideford EX39 4LU

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  • School Reference Number: 113156
  • Address: Rectory Lane, Instow, Bideford EX39 4LU
  • Headteacher: Mrs Lucy Mardling
  • Telephone: 01271 860545
  • Website: instowcps.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Atlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Foundation school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 140
  • Local Education Authority: Devon
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 15/11/2011

Rating published on 05/12/2011

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
4 May 2023 26 June 2023 School inspection
23 November 2016 10 January 2017 Short inspection
15 November 2011 5 December 2011 Full inspection Good
13 May 2010 28 June 2010 Curriculum and development visit
24 March 2009 27 April 2009 Full inspection Good
12 June 2006 3 July 2006 Full inspection Good
22 May 2000 15 September 2000 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number113156
Local Authority Code878
Local Authority NameDevon
Establishment Number2233
School / College NameInstow Community Primary and Pre-School
Establishment Type Code05
Establishment typeFoundation school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity140
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils138
Number of Boys74
Number of Girls64
Percentage Free School Meals8.70
Trust School Flag Code1
Trust School Flag Supported by a trust
Trusts Code1662
Academy trust or TrustAtlantic Coast Co-Operative Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10077475
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date05-12-2024
StreetRectory Lane
LocalityInstow
Address3
TownBideford
County (name)Devon
PostcodeEX39 4LU
Websitehttp://www.instowcps.co.uk/
Telephone01271860545
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameLucy
Headteacher/Principal last nameMardling
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE07000043
DistrictNorth Devon
Ward CodeE05012427
WardInstow
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001387
Parliamentary ConstituencyNorth Devon
Urban/Rural CodeE1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural village
GSS LA CodeE10000008
Easting248195
Northing131093
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)North Devon 011
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)North Devon 011D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code911
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1998) Devon
Previous establishment number2233
Country
UPRN10012097670
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004185
LSOA CodeE01020119
Free School Meals12
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN113156
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/113156
LAESTAB8782233
School nameInstow Community Primary and Pre-School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationFoundation School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityDevon
Parliamentary constituencyNorth Devon
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeEX39 4LU
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils138
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10211029
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection113156
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8782233
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionInstow Community Primary and Pre-School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionFoundation School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection04/05/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date25/06/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS378656
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date15/11/2011
Publication date05/12/2011
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection113156
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8782233
School name at time of latest graded inspectionInstow Community Primary and Pre-School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFoundation School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionRequires Improvement
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS325763
Previous inspection start date24/03/2009
Previous publication date27/04/2009
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection113156
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8782233
School name at time of previous graded inspectionInstow Community Primary and Pre-School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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