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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Apr 2024)
- Before: Shirwell Community Primary School URN 113167 Good2015
For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.
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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 entry3 applications · 2 places offered · 2 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Devon median median 1.5
- 2025 6.0; Devon median median 1.5
- 2024 2.0; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2023 2.7; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2022 1.6; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2021 1.8; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2020 1.1; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2019 1.2; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2018 2.5; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 2.8; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2016 1.9; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; Devon median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 2.3; Devon median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Devon median
Dashed bars: as Shirwell Community Primary School (URN 113167), 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 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2020 * | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2019 * | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2016 * | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 38% · Writing 25% · Maths 50% → all three 13% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Devon median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 13% | 0% | 98 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 0% | 106 | 108 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 0% | 106 | 103 |
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
- Shirwell Community Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolNot yet inspected1.5applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · DevonRemains Good20222.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · DevonRequires improvement20221.2applications per place
- 4.4 km · DevonGood20231.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · DevonGood20231.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · DevonGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place
- 4.9 km · Devon20261.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · DevonGood202363%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 150686 · 878/2244
- Capacity
- 56 pupils · 25 on roll
- Free school meals
- 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2024
- Replaced
- Shirwell Community Primary School (URN 113167)
- Address
- School Lane, Shirwell, Barnstaple, EX31 4JT
- Local authority
- Devon · North Devon
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources