Academy sponsor led · Devon

Yeo Valley Primary School

2–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146531URN

Derby Road, Barnstaple, EX32 7HB

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Devon median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Devon

32 applications for 20 places · 52nd of 163 in Devon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Devon median (1.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.6; Devon median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Devon median median 1.5
2024 1.6; Devon median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Devon median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2020 1.2; Devon median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Devon median median 1.6
2018 1.0; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Devon median

Dashed bars: as Yeo Valley Primary School (URN 113178), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2025	18	30	1.7	18	1.00
Sep 2024	20	31	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2023	22	31	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2022	26	31	1.2	22	0.85
Sep 2021	18	24	1.3	16	0.89
Sep 2020	23	27	1.2	22	0.96
Sep 2019	15	19	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2018 *	22	22	1.0	14	0.64
Sep 2017 *	26	33	1.3	20	0.77
Sep 2016 *	40	50	1.3	37	0.93
Sep 2015 *	26	35	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2014 *	33	38	1.2	32	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 71% · Maths 61% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%225th of 266 in Devon

Devon 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Devon 79% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Devon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Devon 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Devon 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Devon 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Devon 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Devon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	0%	100	100
2023/24	67%	4%	105	102
2022/23	36%	3%	100	96

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Yeo Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Ashleigh CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Devon

Good2022

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple
0.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Pilton Infants' Academy
0.7 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place
Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy
0.8 km · Devon

Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
Eden Park Academy
1.3 km · Devon

2026

1.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Newport Community School Primary Academy
1.6 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Orchard Vale Community School
2.2 km · Devon

Good2023

1.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Sticklepath Community Primary Academy
2.3 km · Devon

Good2022

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146531 · 878/2091
Trust: Cornerstone Academy Trust
Capacity: 350 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 55.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2019
Replaced: Yeo Valley Primary School (URN 113178)
Address: Derby Road, Barnstaple, EX32 7HB
Local authority: Devon · North Devon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources