Orchard Vale Community School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Orchard Vale Community School is a primary school in Barnstaple, Devon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 May 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Orchard Vale Community 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 in 2026 was offered a place, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 31 first-choice applications for 31 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 51% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Westacott Road, Whiddon Valley, Barnstaple, EX32 8QY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 311 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this caring and inclusive school, which is at the centre of the community.”
- “Pupils say their school welcomes everyone.”
- “The positive relationship between pupils and staff, reflects this ambition.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes pupils do not read books that precisely match their reading ability.”
- “When this occurs, some pupils do not read well because this affects their confidence and hinders their fluency.”
- “Despite this, pupils do not have a secure knowledge of different cultures around the world.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 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) | 51% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 31 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.
- Eden Park Academy 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Newport Community School Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Landkey Community Primary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Goodleigh Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashleigh CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Yeo Valley Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Pilton Infants' Academy 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published