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Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Academy
Whipton Barton Infant and Nursery School, Hiil Lane, Whipton, Exeter EX1 3JP · whiptonbarton.org · 01392 467556
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 204
- 76% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 22.1%
- 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, 32 families put the school first and 36 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 | 36 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 39 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 33 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113092), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113092)
Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113092)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 71
- 29% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (38%) with SEND