Pathfield SchoolMarland School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Pathfield School and Marland School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Pathfield School was judged Good and Marland School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.6 for Pathfield School and 7.2 for Marland School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Pathfield School (2.0 in 2021-22, 0.6 in 2024-25) and has risen at Marland School (5.0 in 2021-22, 7.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BarnstaplePathfield School | TorringtonMarland School | 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 | Foundation special school | |
| Age range | 3-19 | 5-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 183 | 163 | |
| Capacity | 186 | 162 | |
| Location | Barnstaple, EX31 1JU | Torrington, EX38 8QQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.6 | 7.2 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.05 | 0.23 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 18 | 20 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 92.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 190 | 160 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 41.7% | 70.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.5% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.2% Stronger figure | 17.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.5% Stronger figure | 42.3% | 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
GCSE Progress 8
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.
Pathfield School
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