Filleigh Community Primary SchoolSwimbridge Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Filleigh Community Primary School and Swimbridge Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Barnstaple.

  • Filleigh Community Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Swimbridge Church of England Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Swimbridge Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Filleigh Community Primary School was judged the expected standard and Swimbridge Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 20.0% for Filleigh Community Primary School and 69.0% for Swimbridge Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Filleigh Community Primary School (25.0% in 2022-23, 20.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Swimbridge Church of England Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Filleigh Community Primary School versus Swimbridge Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnstapleFilleigh Community Primary SchoolBarnstapleSwimbridge Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking215th of 303 in Devon 40th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll66 83
Capacity105 105
LocationBarnstaple, EX32 0RS Barnstaple, EX32 0PJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard20.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score97.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score95.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census66 83
Free school meals (ever 6)28.6% 18.1%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.0%
SEN support12.1% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 5.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.2% 6.9% 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

Ethnicity over time

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

Filleigh Community Primary School

Swimbridge Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Filleigh Community Primary School · Swimbridge Church of England Primary School