Bratton Fleming Community Primary SchoolShirwell Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Barnstaple.

Summary of the comparison

Bratton Fleming Community Primary School and Shirwell Community Primary School are primary schools in Barnstaple.

  • Bratton Fleming Community Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Shirwell Community Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Bratton Fleming Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 33.0% for Bratton Fleming Community Primary School and 13.0% for Shirwell Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bratton Fleming Community Primary School (82.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bratton Fleming Community Primary School versus Shirwell Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnstapleBratton Fleming Community Primary SchoolBarnstapleShirwell Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking28th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure299th of 303 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll68 39
Capacity115 56
LocationBarnstaple, EX31 4SB Barnstaple, EX31 4JT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% Stronger figure13.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure98.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 Stronger figure97.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census68 39
Free school meals (ever 6)19.1% 10.3%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.0%
SEN support16.2% 30.8%
SEN with an EHC plan10.3% 10.3%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.1% 5.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Bratton Fleming Community Primary School · Shirwell Community Primary School