OFSTED
3 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
13 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
2 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Devon
Trust
Braunton Learning Co-operative
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
177
177 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
87
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
90
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.8 pts
below England
School
9.0%
North Devon
23.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.0 pts
below England
School
2.3%
North Devon
4.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
North Devon
0.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.5%
162
Any other White background
4.0%
7
African
1.7%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.9%
21 of
177 pupils
9.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
88.0%
27.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
North Devon
74.5%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Writing
21.7 pts above England
School
92.0%
North Devon
63.7%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Maths
20.0 pts above England
School
92.0%
North Devon
69.0%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.13 pts
lower than
England
School
4.09%
North Devon
6.27%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.27 pts
lower than
England
School
3.55%
North Devon
15.50%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.59%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.21 pts
lower than
England
School
0.59%
North Devon
1.46%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.2%
7.0 pts
below England
Kingsacre Primary School
81.2%
North Devon
82.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.