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Sticklepath Community Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Woodville Estate, Barnstaple EX31 2HH · sticklepathschool.org.uk · 01271 342455
On the mapSearch near EX31 2HH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 448
- 5 over 443 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.4%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 38 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 49 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113169)
Ofsted
Sticklepath Community Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113169), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113169)
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113169)
Mar 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113169)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 53
- 11% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied