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West Buckland School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–18 · Independent school

West Buckland, Barnstaple EX32 0SX · westbuckland.com · 01598 760000

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
B
average result (39.6 points per entry)
Pupils
499
53% of 933 places
Local authority
Devon
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 59.2 (England 46.3)59.22017/18: 60.9 (England 46.5)60.92018/19: 60.1 (England 46.7)60.12021/22: 52.4 (England 48.8)52.42022/23: 53.2 (England 46.3)53.22023/24: 52.3 (England 45.9)52.32024/25: 54.1 (England 46.0)54.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲54.146.0
▲69.1%45.4%
▲77.8%64.8%
▼8.6%40.5%
▼3.804.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 36.7 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 37.0 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 40.6 (England 32.1)B2018/19: 41.1 (England 32.9)B2021/22: 39.4 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 39.2 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 37.8 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 39.6 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
76 studentsB (39.6)Above average +0.22
84 studentsB (38.9)Average +0.15
13 studentsDist+ (36.9)Average +0.37
28.6%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2474B- (37.8)-0.06
2022/2388B (39.2)—
2021/2262B (39.4)—
2018/1954B (41.1)+0.30
2017/1850B (40.6)+0.26
2016/1768B- (37)+0.29
2015/1672B- (36.7)+0.12

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University52.6+1.3
Further and other education2.7+0.2
Further education1.30
Other education1.30
Apprenticeship2.6+1.3
Employment15.8−5.5
Not in a lasting destination13.2+3.2
Activity not captured13.2−0.6

ISI

West Buckland School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Not recorded
Inspected
10 September 2026
Non-routine inspection

Inspection reports

Previously: standards met, routine inspection, Apr 2026

Earlier inspections

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