Swimbridge Primary School, Devon - aiming for excellence and enjoyment in education

Welcome to SWIMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL, Devon, England. Recommended in the Good Schools Guide. The top Primary School in the South-West (25th in England) in recent league tables.Currently 153rd out of 17000 Primary Schools.

Nestling in the rolling North Devon Countryside, Swimbridge C.E. Primary School has been a centre for local education since the 1790s when it was established in the 'Old Schoolroom' adjacent to the Parish Church.

It occupied its present interesting Victorian building in 1866. This has since been extended and modified to provide a welcoming educational environment for children in the new millennium. In 2003 the school was further extended with a new admin block followed in 2009 by our Community Building - the base of our childcare provision.

The school caters for children from the age of just under 5 to 11+. The 100 or so pupils are arranged into four classes, each with its own teacher, along with experienced teaching assistants and part time staff who further extend the curriculum and provide additional support. In addition we have breakfast and after school childcare facilities on site.

The latest Ofsted Inspection (February 2008) awarded Swimbridge School a GOOD grade (satisfactory is average) with many OUTSTANDING features.

"A GOOD School where children achieve well. It has some OUTSTANDING features". Ofsted Report February 2008

"This is a successful school. It has been ranked among the top 5% each year since 2001." All areas OUTSTANDING. National Society Inspection of Anglican Schools Feb.2008

At the end of 2010 the English Schools' Swimming Association deemed Swimbridge to be NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Wow! At the end of 2011 the same body placed us top in South West England.

We hope you find this web site informative and interesting.

CONTACT us~

· through the Enquiry Page (see panel)

· by post:
Mr. G. Reed Headteacher
Swimbridge C.E. Primary School
Swimbridge, Barnstaple,
North Devon. EX32 OPJ

· E-Mail: School Administrator:

admin@swimbridge-primary.devon.sch.uk

by telephone: 01271 830437

Cool Kids Club bookings: 07522 683 406

By clicking on the photographs on this site you will often come across additional pictures and photographs.

Pages with an alternating sun and moon indicate that they are designed to help children with their studies - like interactive worksheets, or on line teaching aids. These pages are particularly useful for our pupils’ individual research work.