Swimbridge Church of England Primary SchoolUmberleigh Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Swimbridge Church of England Primary School and Umberleigh Primary Academy are primary schools.

Swimbridge Church of England Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Umberleigh Primary Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Swimbridge Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Swimbridge Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Umberleigh Primary Academy 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 69.0% for Swimbridge Church of England Primary School and 86.0% for Umberleigh Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Swimbridge Church of England Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Swimbridge Church of England Primary School versus Umberleigh Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	BarnstapleSwimbridge Church of England Primary School	UmberleighUmberleigh Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	C68/100Stronger figure	C63/100
Local ranking	40th of 303 in Devon Stronger figure	210th of 303 in Devon
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Voluntary aided school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	83	83
Capacity	105	56
Location	Barnstaple, EX32 0PJ	Umberleigh, EX37 9AD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	69.0%	86.0% Stronger figure	62.0%
At higher standard	15.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	106.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	106.0 Stronger figure	103.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	83	83
Free school meals (ever 6)	18.1%	19.7%
English as an additional language	0.0%	0.0%
SEN support	9.6%	12.1%
SEN with an EHC plan	0.0%	2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.1%	4.9% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	6.9% Stronger figure	11.7%	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.