Shirwell Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Shirwell Community Primary School is a primary school in Barnstaple, Devon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Shirwell Community 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 applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 entry saw 2 first-choice applications for 2 offers, with a published admission number of 8 places for Reception 2026.
- The school had 25 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 8.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- In 2024/25, 13% 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
- School Lane, Shirwell, Barnstaple, EX31 4JT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 25 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 13% | 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: 2 first-preference applications, 2 offers in total, 2 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.
- Goodleigh Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Marwood School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchard Vale Community School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Yeo Valley Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pilton Infants' Academy 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Eden Park Academy 3.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy 3.1 mi Good Last distance published