Fremington Primary 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 🔒
Fremington Primary School is a primary school in Barnstaple, Devon for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Fremington 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 had 29 first-choice applications for 29 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2026 was 60 places.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Beechfield Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3DD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 309 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Fremington Primary School is a friendly and welcoming school.”
- “A recent change in leadership has led to raised expectations of what pupils can achieve.”
- “Several positive changes to help pupils prepare for their next stage of education have been introduced.”
To improve
- “However, the impact of the school’s ambitious vision is not yet realised and some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, on occasions, pupils are upset when their peers say unkind things.”
- “However, in other subjects, teachers’ checks on pupils’ understanding are not specific enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2025 (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) | 46% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Instow Community Primary and Pre-School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sticklepath Community Primary Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Southmead School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Pilton Infants' Academy 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holywell Church of England School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Caen Community Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published