Brayford AcademyBratton Fleming Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Brayford Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bratton Fleming Community Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Bratton Fleming Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brayford Academy was judged Good and Bratton Fleming Community Primary School was judged Good.

  • 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

Brayford Academy versus Bratton Fleming Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnstapleBrayford AcademyBarnstapleBratton Fleming Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100B72/100Stronger figure
Local ranking285th of 303 in Devon 28th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll30 68
Capacity49 115
LocationBarnstaple, EX32 7QJ Barnstaple, EX31 4SB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported33.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census30 68
Free school meals (ever 6)14.8% 19.1%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.0%
SEN support26.7% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 10.3%
Attendance
Overall absence7.6% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.2% 12.1% 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.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Brayford Academy

Bratton Fleming Community Primary School

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