Kentisbury Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Kentisbury
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 4NG
Phone 01271883263
Reference Number 113157

Kentisbury Primary School continues to perform well as a good school. The nurturing environment ensures that pupils feel happy and safe, with a strong focus on their emotional well-being. Comprehensive support for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is evident, with effective collaboration across the West Exmoor Federation. The school has made considerable improvements in its reading curriculum, particularly for younger pupils, and provides a rich experience in physical education and literature, contributing to their overall development. Yet, there remains room for growth in extending the curriculum to deepen knowledge in some subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 44
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.27%
Girls: 47.73%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 2 5 7
2 4 3 7
3 3 3 6
4 4 2 6
5 3 3 6
6 4 4 8

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.9%
White, Other 6.8%
Unclassified 2.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 22 Mar 2023
Date Report
22 Mar 2023 School inspection
09 Nov 2016 Full inspection:
27 Jan 2015 Monitoring visit
24 Sep 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
24 Nov 2009 Full inspection:
11 Oct 2006 Full inspection:
10 Feb 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Nurturing environment where pupils feel happy and safe.
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND through collaboration with partner schools.
  • Well-designed reading curriculum that enhances early literacy skills.
  • Rich curriculum that incorporates physical activity and literature.
  • Effective safeguarding measures in place.
  • Pupils develop confidence and take on leadership roles.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum does not yet enable pupils to deepen and extend their knowledge in some subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 25%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.3
Writing -1.4
Maths -0.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 2 0
Third Preference 0 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Parracombe Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Parracombe, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4QJ
3.28 miles
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