Mines Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 4BZ
10 reasons to choose East-the-Water Community Primary School
Top line
East-the-Water Community Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Bideford and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
East-the-Water Community Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
East-the-Water Community Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2025 show that East-the-Water Community Primary School achieves lower than national average attainment scores. By the same measure but for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The East-the-Water Community Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but some foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects where appropriate. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at East-the-Water Community Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at East-the-Water Community Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near East-the-Water Community Primary School
Kingsley Prep School, Devon (1.2 miles).
Bishops Tawton Primary School (6.8 miles); Newport Community School Primary Academy (7.5 miles); Swimbridge Church of England Primary School, Barnstaple (9.9 miles).
Kingsley School Devon (1.6 miles); Shebbear College (13.3 miles); West Buckland School (17.4 miles).
Petroc School (9.1 miles); Okehampton College (26.3 miles).; .