Marland SchoolOn Track Education Barnstaple
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Marland 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.
Marland School was judged Good and On Track Education Barnstaple was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 7.2 for Marland School and 4.6 for On Track Education Barnstaple.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Marland School (5.0 in 2021-22, 7.2 in 2024-25) and has risen at On Track Education Barnstaple (1.1 in 2021-22, 4.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TorringtonMarland 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 | Foundation special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 5-16 | 7-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 163 | 52 | |
| Capacity | 162 | 60 | |
| Location | Torrington, EX38 8QQ | Barnstaple, EX31 3UD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 7.2 Stronger figure | 4.6 | 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 | 0.23 | 0.24 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 20 | 29 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 92.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 160 | 55 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 70.6% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 17.2% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 42.3% | Not reported | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Marland School
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