The Park Community School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Barnstaple, EX32 9AX
- Distance
- 2.5km away
Pilton Community College
Chaddiford Lane, Barnstaple, EX31 1RB
Local ranking24th of 41 secondary schools in Devon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 28 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 212
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1160
- Boys
- 603 (52%)
- Girls
- 562 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (86% full)
- SEND
- 25.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.4%
- EAL
- 5.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.3%
- SEN Support
- 18.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 65.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,330/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.0%
- White Other: 3.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
- Black African: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.6%
88.0%
White British
3.1%
White Other
2.6%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Chaddiford Lane
Barnstaple, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136867
- UKPRN
- 10034127
- Establishment No.
- 4060
- Trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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