Sticklepath Community Primary 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 🔒
Sticklepath Community Primary Academy is a primary school in Barnstaple, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2022. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Sticklepath Community Primary 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 was offered a place for Reception 2026, with 38 first-choice applications for 38 offers; places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 23.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.3 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
- Woodville Estate, Barnstaple, EX31 2HH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 448 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2022
Strengths
- “Parents say that their children thrive at this school.”
- “Pupils talk enthusiastically about their learning, whether in a music lesson, story time or in the forest school.”
- “Pupils love their time in forest school.”
To improve
- “However, assessment is less well embedded in some areas of the foundation curriculum.”
- “However, professional development has not led to consistent improvement in some areas.”
- “However, in some aspects of the school’s work, leaders do not always have as rigorous an oversight as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 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) | 60% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 38 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.
- Roundswell Community Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Pilton Infants' Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ashleigh CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Yeo Valley Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newport Community School Primary Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holywell Church of England School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published