Acorn SchoolOn Track Education Barnstaple
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Acorn School and On Track Education Barnstaple.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Acorn School was judged Good and On Track Education Barnstaple was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 1.7 for Acorn School and 4.6 for On Track Education Barnstaple.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at On Track Education Barnstaple (1.1 in 2021-22, 4.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WinkleighAcorn School | BarnstapleOn Track Education Barnstaple | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Other independent special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 8-16 | 7-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 38 | 55 | |
| Capacity | 42 | 60 | |
| Location | Winkleigh, EX19 8EY | Barnstaple, EX31 3UD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 1.7 | 4.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 3.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 10.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.12 | 0.24 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 10 | 29 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 38 | 55 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
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