Bratton Fleming Community Primary School
Station Road, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, EX31 4SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Fernyhough
- Sponsor
- Ventrus Limited
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 115
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 145809
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01598710337
About this school
Bratton Fleming Community Primary School is a primary academy in Barnstaple. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 70 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 82% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 91% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 100% | 33% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 100% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.20 | - | - |
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 Bratton Fleming 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 | 82% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bratton Fleming Community Primary School compares
Bratton Fleming Community Primary School ranked 246th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 5% | 19.1% | 70 | — |
| Shirwell Community Primary School | 13% | 4.6% | 10.3% | 25 | 3.2 miles |
| Brayford Academy | — | 7.6% | 14.8% | 32 | 3.4 miles |
| Goodleigh Church of England Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 20.8% | 90 | 3.6 miles |
| Kentisbury Primary School | 50% | 3.9% | 20.5% | 51 | 3.8 miles |
| Parracombe Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.2% | 33.3% | 37 | 4.7 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)
- 19.12%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 12.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shirwell Community Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Brayford Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Goodleigh Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Kentisbury Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Parracombe Church of England Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
Other schools in Barnstaple
Bratton Fleming Community Primary School ranks 18th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Barnstaple.
- Ashleigh CofE Primary School Primary
- Bishops Tawton 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
- Marwood School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bratton Fleming Community Primary School teach?
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnstaple.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Bratton Fleming Community Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Bratton Fleming Community Primary School is Mrs Angela Fernyhough, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bratton Fleming Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bratton Fleming 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 Bratton Fleming Community Primary School?
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School has 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bratton Fleming Community Primary School full?
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School has capacity for 115 pupils and 70 on roll (61%), 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 Bratton Fleming Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bratton Fleming Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bratton Fleming Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bratton Fleming Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bratton Fleming Community Primary School?
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School is part of THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bratton Fleming Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bratton Fleming Community Primary School rank locally?
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School ranked 246th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bratton Fleming Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bratton Fleming Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bratton Fleming 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 10 July 2026.