Primary schools in Barnstaple

There are 24 primary schools in Barnstaple (Devon), teaching 4,090 pupils. Of the 22 with a score, 4 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 10 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Barnstaple All schools in Barnstaple

Pupils from low-income families22%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools4 of 22scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards1inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)142 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full5 of 24schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size22.4one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs2schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (24)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Roundswell Community Primary AcademyFree school · ages 3-11	345	26%	Good 2023	90	76 to 96
2	Bratton Fleming Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	70	13%	Good 2022	80	48 to 93
3	Kentisbury Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	51	16%	Good 2023	77	49 to 91
4	Parracombe Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	37	32%	Good 2023	70	39 to 89
5	Pilton Infants' AcademyAcademy · ages 4-7	172	21%	No overall grade 2025	65	35 to 85
6	Swimbridge Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	79	15%	Good 2024	62	26 to 87
7	Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	103	6%	No overall grade 2025	58	18 to 89
8	Pilton Bluecoat Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 7-11	261	24%	Good 2023	44	27 to 63
9	Bishops Tawton Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11	161	7%	Report card 2026	44	20 to 71
10	Holywell Church of England SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	86	14%	Good 2022	38	13 to 73
11	Ashleigh CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	205	36%	Good 2022	36	18 to 61
12	Sticklepath Community Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	448	24%	Good 2022	36	21 to 56
13	Landkey Community Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	178	15%	Good 2022	31	15 to 56
14	Orchard Vale Community SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	311	26%	Good 2023	30	16 to 52
15	Newport Community School Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	469	22%	No overall grade 2025	28	16 to 46
16	Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, BarnstapleAcademy · ages 2-11	214	26%	No overall grade 2025	27	13 to 51
17	Filleigh Community Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11	61	20%	No overall grade 2024	25	8 to 58
18	Goodleigh Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	90	19%	Good 2022	22	9 to 49
19	Brayford AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	32	12%	Good 2023	20	7 to 52
20	Yeo Valley Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	193	56%	Good 2023	18	8 to 36
21	Eden Park AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	118	56%	Requires improvement 2023	6	3 to 12
22	Fremington Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	309	19%	No overall grade 2025	4	2 to 7
	Marwood SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	72	1%	Requires improvement 2022	–
	Shirwell Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	25	24%	Not inspected	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.