St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Primary school in Bideford, Devon. Requires improvement (Mar 2020).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 10 March 2020, report published 23 June 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around September 2022
The last inspection was in March 2020. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2025 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesSt George's CofE Infant and Nursery School
Report card, Nov 2025: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 1.0 milesAppledore School
Good (Jul 2023)
- 1.3 milesSt Mary's CofE Primary School
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 2.1 milesWest Croft School
Report card, May 2026: 1 needs attention, 6 urgent improvement Special measures
- 2.2 milesEast-the-Water Community Primary School
School remains Good (May 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.