Fremington Primary School
Beechfield Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Gilbert
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ventrus Limited
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 148019
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01271373979
About this school
Fremington Primary School is a primary academy in Barnstaple. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 309 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
- 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 | 50 | 57 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 40% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 63% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 51% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 58% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Fremington 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 | 54% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 424 |
| 2023/24 | 393 |
| 2024/25 | 346 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fremington Primary School compares
Fremington Primary School ranked 218th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 5.9% | 18.8% | 309 | — |
| Roundswell Community Primary Academy | — | 6.1% | 22.6% | 345 | 1.4 miles |
| Instow Community Primary and Pre-School | 72% | 4.2% | 10.1% | 136 | 1.9 miles |
| Sticklepath Community Primary Academy | 60% | 5% | 22.9% | 448 | 2.0 miles |
| Southmead School | 72% | 4.5% | 17.9% | 341 | 2.6 miles |
| Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy | 63% | 5.1% | 19.6% | 261 | 3.0 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)
- 18.81%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.92%
- Persistent absence
- 16.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roundswell Community Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School1.9 miles
Primary · Bideford
-
Sticklepath Community Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Southmead School2.6 miles
Primary · Braunton
-
Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
Other schools in Barnstaple
Fremington Primary School ranks 15th 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
- 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 Fremington Primary School teach?
- Fremington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnstaple.
- Who is the headteacher of Fremington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fremington Primary School is Mrs Caroline Gilbert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fremington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fremington 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 Fremington Primary School?
- Fremington Primary School has 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fremington Primary School full?
- Fremington Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 309 on roll (74%), 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 Fremington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fremington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Fremington Primary School a selective school?
- No. Fremington Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Fremington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fremington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Fremington Primary School?
- Fremington 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 Fremington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fremington Primary School rank locally?
- Fremington Primary School ranked 218th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fremington Primary School's absence rate?
- Fremington Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fremington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fremington 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.