Pathfield School is a school located in Barnstaple. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/03/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.1%, which is 4.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Abbey Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Website: http://www.pathfield.devon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01271342423
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stuart Allman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113638

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 186
Number of Pupils: 176
Number of Boys: 113
Number of Girls: 63

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 29.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -10.7 Confidence interval -14.6 to -6.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -11.3 Confidence interval -14.8 to -7.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -11.8 Confidence interval -15.1 to -8.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy
Abbey Road , EX31 1JU 		3out of 4 88 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Pilton Infants' School
Abbey Road , EX31 1JU 		4out of 4 193 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Yeo Valley Primary School
Derby Road , EX32 7HB 		1out of 4 978 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ashleigh CofE Primary School
Bevan Road , EX32 8LJ 		2out of 4 1,394 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple
Chanters Hill , EX32 8DN 		3out of 4 1,514 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pilton Community College
Chaddiford Lane , EX31 1RB 		2out of 4 308 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Park Community School
Park Lane , EX32 9AX 		2out of 4 2,426 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Petroc
Old Sticklepath Hill , EX31 2BQ 		- not rated 1,783 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pathfield School
Abbey Road , Pilton EX31 1JU 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Lampard Community School
St John's Lane , EX32 9DD 		3out of 4 2,735 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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