Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple
Primary schoolOur Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple is a primary school in North Devon, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 214 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 50% of pupils at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ashleigh CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)320 m
- Yeo Valley Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- Eden Park AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Newport Community School Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- The Lampard Community SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, January 20231.2 km
- Pilton Infants' AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Devon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).