Whipton Barton Junior School
Primary schoolWhipton Barton Junior School is a primary school in Exeter, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 212 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 20 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- 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, 73% of pupils at Whipton Barton Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
15% 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 | 73% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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- Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 202360 m
- Vranch House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file170 m
- Willowbrook SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- St Luke's Church of England SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional)880 m
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- St James SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)910 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Exeter
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).