Schools in Barnstaple

About schools in Barnstaple

Barnstaple lists 31 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another four schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

54%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 21 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

42.8

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools24

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Ashleigh CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Bishops Tawton Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Bratton Fleming Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Brayford Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• Eden Park Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Filleigh Community Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  20%

  expected standard
• Fremington Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Goodleigh Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Holywell Church of England School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Kentisbury Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Landkey Community Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Marwood School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Newport Community School Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Orchard Vale Community School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Parracombe Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Pilton Infants' Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 7

• Roundswell Community Primary Academy

  Free schools · Ages 3 to 11

• Shirwell Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  13%

  expected standard
• Sticklepath Community Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Swimbridge Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Yeo Valley Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  43%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Pilton Community College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  46.4

  Attainment 8
• The Park Community School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  46.6

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision4

• On Track Education Barnstaple

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 18

• Pathfield School

  Foundation special school · Ages 3 to 19

• The Lampard Community School

  Academy special converter · Ages 5 to 16

• The Shoreline Academy

  Academy alternative provision sponsor led · Ages 5 to 16

Independent schools1

• West Buckland School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18

Common questions about schools in Barnstaple

How many schools does Barnstaple have?

OfferDay lists 31 schools in Barnstaple, including 24 primary schools and four special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Barnstaple?

Every school in Barnstaple is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Barnstaple ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Barnstaple where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.