Bideford North

Summary

Bideford North (E02004222) is part of Devon local authority (view on map). Bideford North has an approximate population of 5,700 people, of which 15% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".

Bideford North neighbours Westward Ho! & Northam South, and Bideford South & East.

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  • 4% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 3% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Bideford North is the 101st least deprived area in Devon (out of 108) with 42% of children living in low-income families, compared to 29% across Devon and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Bideford North, 26% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 23% in Devon and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Bideford North % in Devon % in England
Eligible for free school meals 26% 23% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 74% 77% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Bideford North, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 23% in Devon, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

4% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Bideford North % in Devon % in England
No special educational needs 83% 77% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 16% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4.0% 7.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Bideford North, 7.0% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 9.0% in Devon, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Bideford North % in Devon % in England
White 93% 91% 67%
Asian 2.0% 2.0% 14%
Black 2.0% 1.0% 7.0%
Mixed 3.0% 3.0% 7.0%
Other – 1.0% 3.0%
Not known – 2.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Bideford North with English as an additional language is 3.0%, compared with 6.0% in Devon, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

3% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Bideford North % in Devon % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 3.0% 6.0% 22%
Known or believed to be English 96% 94% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Bideford North has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Bideford North
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 7
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Bideford North, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Bideford North so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: There have been no inspections of Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines in Bideford North so no outcomes are available for this area.

Children's welfare and wellbeing: There have been no inspections of Children's welfare and wellbeing in Bideford North so no outcomes are available for this area.

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Bideford North so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: There have been no inspections of Inclusion in Bideford North so no outcomes are available for this area.

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Bideford North. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Bideford North has no state-funded schools.

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Independent schools

Bideford North has no independent schools.

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