Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School
Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Grant
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Goodleigh C of E Primary School & Ilfracombe Infant & Nursery School Federation
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 113155
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01271863462
About this school
Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Ilfracombe. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 207 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.3% | 27.8% | 207 | — |
| Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School | 37% | 5.7% | 33.4% | 326 | 0.2 miles |
| Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 69 | 2.6 miles |
| West Down School | — | — | — | 95 | 3.2 miles |
| Combe Martin Primary School | 70% | 5.9% | 32.5% | 137 | 3.8 miles |
| Woolacombe School | 70% | 7% | 12.5% | 216 | 4.1 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)
- 27.78%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.34%
- Persistent absence
- 26.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Ilfracombe
-
Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Ilfracombe
-
West Down School3.2 miles
Primary · Ilfracombe
-
Combe Martin Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Ilfracombe
-
Woolacombe School4.1 miles
Primary · Woolacombe
Other schools in Ilfracombe
- Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Combe Martin Primary School Primary
- Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School Primary
- West Down School Primary
- The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Ilfracombe.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Claire Grant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery 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 Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School?
- Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School full?
- Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 360 pupils and 207 on roll (57%), 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 Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School?
- Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School is part of the Goodleigh C of E Primary School & Ilfracombe Infant & Nursery School Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.