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EnglandSouth WestNorth DevonEX32 8QYOrchard Vale Community School
Primary

Orchard Vale Community School

Primary

North Devon · Barnstaple · EX32 8QY www.ovschool.co.uk/

Pupils
323
cap. 368
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
323
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
323
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Orchard Vale Community School · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
51%
-12pp
78%60%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
2%
-2pp
17%10%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
323
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Westacott Road, Whiddon Valley, Barnstaple, EX32 8QY
Local authority
Devon
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2551%2%77%28%62%2%72%17%85%64%104.0103.0102.021%323
2023/2463%4%76%22%67%4%78%24%91%74%104.0104.0105.021%334
2022/2358%3%68%18%71%5%66%8%92%68%104.0102.0104.0-1.20-1.90-1.3022%347
2018/1978%17%85%49%85%20%83%37%85%85%108.0108.0108.0+3.40+0.00+2.1017%347
2017/1841%2%64%18%84%30%45%9%75%64%102.0100.0103.0-2.40+1.90-4.3022%361
2016/1743%2%67%17%95%29%50%5%83%62%102.0100.0103.0-2.00+3.50-4.8022%354

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2532319.921%3%25%4%7%
2023/2433419.321%2%26%5%12%
2022/2334718.322%3%24%6%14%
2021/2234621.223%2%25%7%16%
2020/2135522.623%2%16%
2018/1934719.417%4%15%4%9%
2017/1836122%3%17%4%7%
2016/1735422%2%22%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.