Best Secondary Schools in Barnstaple

We checked all 3 secondary schools in Barnstaple, Devon, and list every one: 2 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
3
Ranked
2
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Barnstaple. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Barnstaple also has 24 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Devon. Devon also has rankings for Exeter, Newton Abbot and all of Devon.

Ranked secondary schools in Barnstaple

  1. 1

    The Park Community School

    Academy, 1,408 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.5%

  2. 2

    Pilton Community College

    Academy, 1,165 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.3%

Secondary schools in Barnstaple without a rank

  • West Buckland School

    Independent, 499 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    54.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    69.1%