Sticklepath Community Primary AcademyFremington Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Sticklepath Community Primary Academy and Fremington Primary School are primary schools in Barnstaple.

  • Sticklepath Community Primary Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fremington Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Sticklepath Community Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sticklepath Community Primary Academy was judged Good and Fremington Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for Sticklepath Community Primary Academy and 46.0% for Fremington Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sticklepath Community Primary Academy (63.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Fremington Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sticklepath Community Primary Academy versus Fremington Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BarnstapleSticklepath Community Primary AcademyBarnstapleFremington Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking101st of 303 in Devon Stronger figure200th of 303 in Devon
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll447 346
Capacity443 420
LocationBarnstaple, EX31 2HH Barnstaple, EX31 3DD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% Stronger figure46.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census447 346
Free school meals (ever 6)22.9% 18.8%
English as an additional language4.3% 0.9%
SEN support20.8% 16.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% Stronger figure5.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.8% Stronger figure16.2% 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.

Sticklepath Community Primary Academy

Fremington Primary School

Full profiles: Sticklepath Community Primary Academy · Fremington Primary School