Kentisbury Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Kentisbury Primary School is a primary school in Barnstaple, Devon for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Kentisbury 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
- There were 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers for Reception in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The published admission number for Reception in 2026 is 8 places, with 51 pupils on roll in January 2026.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 25% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 25.5 pupils per teacher compares with a middle figure of 16.8 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
- Kentisbury, Barnstaple, EX31 4NG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 51 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “The school provides a nurturing environment in which pupils feel happy and safe.”
- “Staff know the pupils very well.”
- “Those who need extra help and support receive this from encouraging adults.”
To improve
- “Nonetheless, leaders recognise that, in some subjects, pupils are ready to learn more, sooner.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (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) | 50% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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.
- Parracombe Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Combe Martin Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shirwell Community Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marwood School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goodleigh Church of England Primary School 5.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Down School 6.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published