Whipton Barton Junior School

Whipton Barton Junior School is performing well overall, earning a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas. Pupils express pride in their school, demonstrate strong relationships with staff, and feel safe. The curriculum is ambitious, fostering both academic and personal development, with notable attention to reading skills. There is a supportive environment for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and leaders are committed to enhancing school performance. This is the school's first inspection since joining the Ted Wragg multi-academy trust and reflects the positive changes implemented under the new headteacher, who has been in place since June 2022.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud and confident in their school environment.
• Strong focus on personal development and wide-ranging experiences.
• High-quality reading curriculum supporting confidence and fluency.
• Supportive culture for pupils with special educational needs.
• Warm and respectful relationships between staff and pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack precise curriculum content and sequencing.
• Improvements in the curriculum have not yet impacted published outcomes.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Whipton Barton Junior School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Whipton Barton Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Whipton Barton Junior School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 30.7% of pupils at Whipton Barton Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2020–21 Whipton Barton Junior School received £8,056 and spent £8,326 for each of its 193 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £167,000 (£868 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,019 and spending £6,092 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Exeter · Devon local authority: places and applications

Whipton Barton Junior School is part of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School Exeter
• St Luke's Church of England School Exeter
• St James School Exeter
• Isca Academy Exeter
• West Exe School Exeter
• Exwick Heights Primary School Exeter
• Matford Brook Academy Exeter
• Cranbrook Education Campus Exeter
• Exmouth Community College Exmouth
• Queen Elizabeth's Crediton

What is Whipton Barton Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whipton Barton Junior School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Whipton Barton Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Whipton Barton Junior School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Whipton Barton Junior School have?

Whipton Barton Junior School has 212 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whipton Barton Junior School cover?

Whipton Barton Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Whipton Barton Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Whipton Barton Junior School?

Whipton Barton Junior School is at Whipton Barton Junior School, Hill Lane, Whipton, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3JP.