Yeo Valley Primary School
Derby Road, Barnstaple, EX32 7HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CORNERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Bishop
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cornerstone Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 146531
- Local authority
- Devon
- Telephone
- 01392304040
About this school
Yeo Valley Primary School is a primary academy in Barnstaple. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 193 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
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 33 | 27 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 67% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 78% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 74% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 59% | 25% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Yeo Valley 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 | 36% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yeo Valley Primary School compares
Yeo Valley Primary School ranked 230th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 6.7% | 48.5% | 193 | — |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple | 50% | 5% | 32.8% | 214 | 0.3 miles |
| Ashleigh CofE Primary School | 79% | 7.6% | 42.1% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| Pilton Infants' Academy | — | 6.1% | 18.6% | 172 | 0.4 miles |
| Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy | 63% | 5.1% | 19.6% | 261 | 0.5 miles |
| Eden Park Academy | 54% | 6.3% | 52.8% | 118 | 0.8 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)
- 48.52%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.69%
- Persistent absence
- 21.79%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple0.3 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
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Ashleigh CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
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Pilton Infants' Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
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Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Eden Park Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
Other schools in Barnstaple
Yeo Valley Primary School ranks 17th 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
- 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 year groups does Yeo Valley Primary School teach?
- Yeo Valley Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnstaple.
- Who is the headteacher of Yeo Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Yeo Valley Primary School is Mr Jonathan Bishop, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Yeo Valley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yeo Valley 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 Yeo Valley Primary School?
- Yeo Valley Primary School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Yeo Valley Primary School full?
- Yeo Valley Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 193 on roll (55%), 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 Yeo Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Yeo Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Yeo Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yeo Valley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Yeo Valley Primary School?
- Yeo Valley Primary School is part of CORNERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Yeo Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yeo Valley Primary School rank locally?
- Yeo Valley Primary School ranked 230th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yeo Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Yeo Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yeo Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yeo Valley 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 2 July 2026.