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Roundswell Community Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Roundswell School, Claypits Road, Roundswell, Barnstaple EX31 3WJ · roundswellprimary.devon.sch.uk · 01271 445111
On the mapSearch near EX31 3WJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- 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
- 345
- 75% of 459 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- 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, 43 families put the school first and 43 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 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 74 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Roundswell Community Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jun 2023
- 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 |
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 36
- 17% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied