Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 7–11 · Barnstaple, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2025
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Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy is a primary school in Barnstaple, Devon for ages 7–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy 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 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Ofsted judged the school Good on 8 November 2023; among the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon, 4 are Good and 1 Requires improvement.
- There were 261 pupils on roll in January 2026, and every applicant was offered a place for Reception 2025.
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
- Abbey Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 261 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, safe and rightly proud of Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy.”
- “The school has high expectations for all pupils to succeed.”
- “Pupils learn in a nurturing environment where staff help them thrive.”
To improve
- “However, in some other subjects, assessment is not used with enough precision to check what pupils know and remember.”
- “As a result, some pupils have unknown gaps in their knowledge.”
- “This makes it harder for them to build on what they already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 December 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) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Pilton Infants' Academy 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Yeo Valley Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashleigh CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sticklepath Community Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Eden Park Academy 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Newport Community School Primary Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Orchard Vale Community School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published