West Croft School

Latest Ofsted grade for West Croft School in Bideford, Devon: Urgent Improvement. Inspection history, evaluation areas and report PDFs for URN 113132 on Ofsted Insights.

Provider details

NameWest Croft School
URN113132
Provider typeSchool
Local authorityDevon
TownBideford
AddressCoronation Road, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3DE
PostcodeEX39 3DE
Telephone01237473548
Websitehttp://www.westcroft.devon.sch.uk
Registration statusActive

Latest inspection

Inspection date19 May 2026
Report published14 September 2026
FrameworkRenewed EIF 2025
Headline measure (lowest graded area)Urgent Improvement
Curriculum & TeachingUrgent Improvement
AchievementUrgent Improvement
InclusionUrgent Improvement
Leadership & GovernanceUrgent Improvement
Behaviour, Attitudes & RoutinesUrgent Improvement
Children's Welfare & WellbeingNeeds Attention
Early YearsUrgent Improvement
SafeguardingMet

The renewed Education Inspection Framework does not give an overall grade. The headline measure is the lowest graded area, an Ofsted Insights measure explained in the methodology.

Ofsted reports

Previous inspections

  • 15 February 2022 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
  • 15 May 2018 — Pre-2025 — Requires Improvement (report PDF)
  • 21 October 2014 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
  • 11 December 2012 — Pre-2025 — Requires Improvement (report PDF)
  • 15 July 2010 — Pre-2025 (report PDF)

Data refreshed from Ofsted on 15 September 2026.

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