Filleigh Community Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Barnstaple, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Filleigh Community Primary School is a primary school in Barnstaple, Devon for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Filleigh Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 20% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 20% was the lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 10 first-choice applications for 10 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- 19.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Castle Hill, Filleigh, Barnstaple, EX32 0RS
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 61 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy attending Filleigh Primary.”
- “The school’s small community helps everyone to feel welcomed and valued.”
- “Parents and carers appreciate the care and support that children receive.”
To improve
- “However, in subjects where the curriculum is new and less embedded, expectations of what pupils can do are not as consistently high.”
- “Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to previous weaknesses in the curriculum.”
- “While teachers check what pupils know and can do, sometimes they do not use the information effectively to ensure that learning activities match pupils’ needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 20% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- South Molton Community Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- South Molton United CofE Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swimbridge Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Umberleigh Primary Academy 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Molton Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brayford Academy 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Landkey Community Primary Academy 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kings Nympton Community Primary School 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published