Shirwell Community Primary School
School Lane, Shirwell, Barnstaple, EX31 4JT
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Shirwell Community Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Allen
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 46
- URN
- 113167
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
Shirwell Community Primary School was a community primary school in Barnstaple. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 46 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Shirwell Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - |
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 Shirwell 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 | 57% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 46 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shirwell Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.2% | 17.4% | 46 | — |
| Shirwell Community Primary School | 13% | 4.6% | 10.3% | 25 | 0.0 miles |
| Goodleigh Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 20.8% | 90 | 1.9 miles |
| Marwood School | — | — | — | 72 | 2.7 miles |
| Orchard Vale Community School | 51% | 4.3% | 25% | 311 | 2.8 miles |
| Yeo Valley Primary School | 43% | 6.7% | 48.5% | 193 | 2.9 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.4%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shirwell Community Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Goodleigh Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Marwood School2.7 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Orchard Vale Community School2.8 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Yeo Valley Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
Other 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
- Filleigh Community Primary School 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
Common questions
- What ages does Shirwell Community Primary School teach?
- Shirwell Community Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Barnstaple.
- Has Shirwell Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Shirwell Community Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Shirwell Community Primary School?
- Shirwell Community Primary School had 46 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Shirwell Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Shirwell Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shirwell 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 9 July 2024.