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On Track Education Barnstaple

Special · ages 7-18MixedIndependent52 pupilsSixth formBarnstapleDevon
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths3%England 46%
Places8 spare52 pupils, 60 places
Pupils on roll52Census January 2024

On Track Education Barnstaple is an independent special school in Barnstaple for boys and girls aged 7 to 18. It has 52 pupils and room for 60.

Narita House, Fishleigh Rd,, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, EX31 3UD01271 372269ontrackeducation.comMrs Maria Roberts headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

29 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score4.6
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths3%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths10%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2022 to 2025
2022: 1.11.120222023: 2.12.120232024: 7.37.320242025: 4.64.62025
Since 2022: +3.5
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure20252024202320222019DevonEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 112918111312
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 84.67.32.11.145.946.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths3%0%0%0%46%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths10%6%0%0%67%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.240.330.090.084.084.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%38%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 3 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Mathematics (12% here, 53% across England).

What is taught here
SciencesBiology6

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics17 entries
12%England 53%
23%England 54%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics176%12%29%53%
English Language130%23%31%54%
Biology60%17%17%82%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
5.03.4
Gap 1.6England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Devon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll52Census January 2024
Places6087% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%52 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls37 / 15
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll525562535148
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans100%98%98%86%98%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate48 per 1,000 people48% lower than the England average
Typical house price£295,000North Devon
Nearest bus stop270 mHawthorn Lay-by, 6 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Orchard Vale Community SchoolAcademy690 m311Good 202330Compare
The Lampard Community SchoolAcademy0.8 miles196Good 2023Compare
Eden Park AcademyAcademy0.8 miles118Requires improvement 20236Compare
Landkey Community Primary AcademyAcademy0.9 miles178Good 202231Compare
Newport Community School Primary AcademyAcademy0.9 miles469No overall grade 202528Compare
The Park Community SchoolAcademy1.2 miles1,408No overall grade 202545Compare
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, BarnstapleAcademy1.3 miles214No overall grade 202527Compare
Ashleigh CofE Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 miles205Good 202236Compare

Questions parents ask

Is On Track Education Barnstaple a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score On Track Education Barnstaple yet.

How good are On Track Education Barnstaple's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 3% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 4.6, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does On Track Education Barnstaple have?

52 pupils aged 7 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 87% full.

Does On Track Education Barnstaple have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Narita House, Fishleigh Rd,, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, EX31 3UD
Telephone
01271 372269
Website
www.ontrackeducation.com
Headteacher
Mrs Maria Roberts
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 7-18, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Devon
Ward
Bickington
Constituency
North Devon
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
13 September 2017 (new provision)
URN
145181 · LAESTAB 8786071 · UKPRN 10065520

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from