Kentisbury Primary SchoolBratton Fleming Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Kentisbury Primary School scores 60 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.

  • Kentisbury Primary School was judged Good and Bratton Fleming Community 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 50.0% for Kentisbury Primary School and 33.0% for Bratton Fleming 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

Kentisbury Primary School versus Bratton Fleming Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnstapleKentisbury Primary SchoolBarnstapleBratton Fleming Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100B72/100Stronger figure
Local ranking93rd of 303 in Devon 28th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll44 68
Capacity42 115
LocationBarnstaple, EX31 4NG Barnstaple, EX31 4SB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% Stronger figure33.0% 62.0%
At higher standard25.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census44 68
Free school meals (ever 6)20.4% 19.1%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.0%
SEN support11.4% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 10.3%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.0% Stronger figure12.1% 15.8%

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.

Kentisbury Primary School

Bratton Fleming Community Primary School

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