Parracombe Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 🔒
Parracombe Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Barnstaple, Devon for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled 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.
Parracombe Church of England 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 1 first-choice application for 1 offer, with a published admission number of 8 places for Reception 2026.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 75% was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon that have results.
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
- Church Lane, Parracombe, Barnstaple, EX31 4QJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 37 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are friendly, polite and helpful towards each other.”
- “Pupils state that there is no bullying at the school but that, if they had a problem, staff would resolve it quickly.”
- “Pupils, therefore, feel nurtured and protected.”
To improve
- “However, leaders acknowledge that they need to plan the curriculum more carefully in some subjects so that pupils who are ready can extend and enrich their knowledge.”
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) | 75% | 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: 1 first-preference applications, 1 offers in total, 1 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.
- Kentisbury Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lynton Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School 4.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Combe Martin Primary School 5.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brayford Academy 6.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Shirwell Community Primary School 6.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School 6.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goodleigh Church of England Primary School 8.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published