Filleigh Community Primary School
Castle Hill, Filleigh, Barnstaple, EX32 0RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- United Schools' Learning Partnership
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Eggleton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Devon Moors Federation
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 61
- URN
- 113148
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01598760295
About this school
Filleigh Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Barnstaple. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 61 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 57% | 20% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 86% | 30% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 64% | 30% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 38% | 64% | 20% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Filleigh Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 20% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 66 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Filleigh Community Primary School compares
Filleigh Community Primary School ranked 261st of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 20% | 6.5% | 28.6% | 61 | — |
| South Molton Community Primary School | — | — | — | 242 | 3.0 miles |
| South Molton United CofE Primary School | 52% | 6% | 26.8% | 222 | 3.3 miles |
| Swimbridge Church of England Primary School | 69% | 5.1% | 18.1% | 79 | 3.3 miles |
| Umberleigh Primary Academy | 86% | 4.9% | 19.7% | 94 | 4.2 miles |
| North Molton Primary School | 65% | 6.4% | 24.8% | 124 | 4.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.57%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 18.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Molton Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
South Molton United CofE Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
Swimbridge Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Umberleigh Primary Academy4.2 miles
Primary · Umberleigh
-
North Molton Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · South Molton
Other schools in Barnstaple
Filleigh Community Primary School ranks 19th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Barnstaple.
- Ashleigh CofE Primary School Primary
- Bishops Tawton Primary School Primary
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School Primary
- Brayford Academy Primary
- Eden Park Academy Primary
- Fremington Primary School Primary
- Goodleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holywell Church of England School Primary
- Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School Primary
- Kentisbury Primary School Primary
- Landkey Community Primary Academy Primary
- Marwood School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Filleigh Community Primary School teach?
- Filleigh Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnstaple.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Filleigh Community Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Filleigh Community Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Eggleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Filleigh Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Filleigh Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Filleigh Community Primary School?
- Filleigh Community Primary School has 61 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Filleigh Community Primary School full?
- Filleigh Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 61 on roll (58%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Filleigh Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Filleigh Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Filleigh Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Filleigh Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Filleigh Community Primary School?
- Filleigh Community Primary School is part of United Schools' Learning Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Filleigh Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 20% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Filleigh Community Primary School rank locally?
- Filleigh Community Primary School ranked 261st of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Filleigh Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Filleigh Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Filleigh Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Filleigh Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.