Bidwell Brook School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
158
AGES
3 - 19
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Foundation special school

Can I Get My Child Into This School?

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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(20/06/2023)
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98%
NATIONAL AVG. 93%
Happiness Rating

Ofsted Parent View

8.6:1
NATIONAL AVG. 19.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
39.8%
NATIONAL AVG. 17.7%
Persistent Absence
1.3%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.0%
Pupils first language
not English
48.6%
NATIONAL AVG. 25.9%
Free school meals
Shinner's Bridge
Dartington
Totnes
TQ9 6JU
01803864120

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Your partnership with a local similar school helps to strengthen the school’s work. Governors are skilled and knowledgeable. They work effectively to make sure that the school continues to improve. Your vision, ‘everyone will be the best they can be, no-one is excluded, everyone has a voice’, welcomes visitors and is displayed across the school. The vision provides a clarity of purpose and describes your high expectations to everyone involved. Pupils are encouraged to describe their aspirations for the future, and staff work hard to match learning experiences to these aspirations. Pupils have access to a wide range of curriculum activities both in school and outside school, including access to a rural curriculum. Pupils proudly talk of how much they enjoy their learning, and older pupils describe the success they achieve while on work experience. Since you arrived, you have ensured that much of the work of the school has been strengthened. You show a real commitment to providing staff with high-quality professional development and to ‘growing your own’ teachers and leaders for the future.

Bidwell Brook School Parent Reviews



86% Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree 57% Agree 41% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 2% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>57, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Strongly Agree 39% Agree 50% Disagree 2% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 9% {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>50, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>9} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Strongly Agree 30% Agree 48% Disagree 5% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 18% {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>18} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied 66% Strongly Agree 11% Agree 9% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 2% Don't Know 11% {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>66, "strongly_agree"=>11, "agree"=>9, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>11} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Strongly Agree 32% Agree 50% Disagree 5% Strongly Disagree 11% Don't Know 2% {"strongly_agree"=>32, "agree"=>50, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>11, "dont_know"=>2} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns 20% Strongly Agree 36% Agree 14% Disagree 27% Strongly Disagree 2% Don't Know 0% {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>20, "strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>14, "disagree"=>27, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Strongly Agree 48% Agree 34% Disagree 14% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 5% {"strongly_agree"=>48, "agree"=>34, "disagree"=>14, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>5} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Strongly Agree 30% Agree 48% Disagree 11% Strongly Disagree 2% Don't Know 9% {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>9} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Strongly Agree 41% Agree 41% Disagree 11% Strongly Disagree 5% Don't Know 2% {"strongly_agree"=>41, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>2} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Strongly Agree 45% Agree 36% Disagree 18% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>45, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>18, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Strongly Agree 39% Agree 41% Disagree 9% Strongly Disagree 2% Don't Know 9% {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>9} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Strongly Agree 16% Agree 43% Disagree 20% Strongly Disagree 2% Don't Know 18% {"strongly_agree"=>16, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>20, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>18} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Strongly Agree 41% Agree 41% Disagree 7% Strongly Disagree 5% Don't Know 7% {"strongly_agree"=>41, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>7} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023
Yes 86% No 14% {"yes"=>86, "no"=>14} Figures based on 44 responses up to 20-06-2023

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