Kingsacre Primary School
Greenacre, Braunton, EX33 1BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Braunton Learning Co-operative
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Cole
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 113179
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01271815485
About this school
Kingsacre Primary School is a foundation primary school in Braunton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 177 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 32 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 66% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 75% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 94% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Kingsacre 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 | 69% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 88% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsacre Primary School compares
Kingsacre Primary School ranked 10th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 88% | 4.1% | 10.3% | 177 | — |
| Caen Community Primary School | 55% | 4.8% | 10.4% | 328 | 0.3 miles |
| Southmead School | 72% | 4.5% | 17.9% | 341 | 0.8 miles |
| Georgeham Church of England Primary School | 46% | 5.1% | 9.9% | 76 | 2.2 miles |
| Fremington Primary School | 46% | 5.9% | 18.8% | 309 | 3.3 miles |
| Instow Community Primary and Pre-School | 72% | 4.2% | 10.1% | 136 | 3.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 13 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.29%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 3.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caen Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Braunton
-
Southmead School0.8 miles
Primary · Braunton
-
Georgeham Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Braunton
-
Fremington Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School3.6 miles
Primary · Bideford
Other schools in Braunton
- Caen Community Primary School Primary
- Georgeham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Southmead School Primary
- Braunton Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kingsacre Primary School teach?
- Kingsacre Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Braunton.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsacre Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingsacre Primary School is Mrs Claire Cole, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingsacre Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsacre 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 Kingsacre Primary School?
- Kingsacre Primary School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kingsacre Primary School full?
- Kingsacre Primary School has capacity for 218 pupils and 177 on roll (81%), 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 Kingsacre Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingsacre Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingsacre Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kingsacre Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Kingsacre Primary School?
- Kingsacre Primary School is part of Braunton Learning Co-operative. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kingsacre Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingsacre Primary School rank locally?
- Kingsacre Primary School ranked 10th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 96% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingsacre Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingsacre Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsacre Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsacre 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.