Brayford Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Brayford Academy is a primary school in Barnstaple, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 May 2023. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Brayford 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 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 applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 3 first-choice applications for 3 Reception offers in 2026; the published admission number for that year was 7 places.
- The school has 5.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon, with 32 pupils on roll in January 2026.
- Free school meal eligibility is 9.4% of pupils; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon is 24%.
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
- Brayford, Barnstaple, EX32 7QJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 32 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 May 2023
Strengths
- “Brayford Academy is a small, supportive school.”
- “Leaders have created a nurturing ethos and parents say the school is like a big family.”
- “Leaders are ambitious for all pupils.”
To improve
- “However, assessment is not used as well as it could be.”
- “As a result, a small number of pupils do not read books that match the sounds they know.”
- “They struggle to read their books fluently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 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.
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- North Molton Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Filleigh Community Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Swimbridge Church of England Primary School 5.4 mi Good Last distance published
- South Molton Community Primary School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goodleigh Church of England Primary School 5.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Molton United CofE Primary School 6.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shirwell Community Primary School 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published