Ashleigh CofE Primary School
Bevan Road, Barnstaple, EX32 8LJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Ashleigh CofE Primary School is a primary school in Barnstaple for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 416 schools in Devon. It ranks 6th of 20 primary schools in Barnstaple. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 27 September 2022, report published 10 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 27 September 2022
Ashleigh CofE Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school. Pupils are proud of their school. They speak positively about the school values of 'respect' and 'service'. Pupils say the service award programme helps them to be good role models. Leaders create a safe and supportive environment. A large pastoral team welcome pupils to school. They help nervous pupils come to school on time and have a good start to their day. Trained staff work with pupils to talk about their mental health. Pupils learn resilience and confidence through the forest school. Pupils learn about responsibility by taking on leadership roles. For example, some pupils are members of the school council, some join the ethos team and others are trained as mental health ambassadors. Pupils develop their speaking skills through dining together. Year 5 pupils sit with younger pupils at the table and assist them. Pupils say bullying and unkind behaviour does not happen often. When it does, they are confident that staff will sort it out quickly. Pupils behave well. They respect each other.
What the school should improve
- In some of the wider curriculum subjects, assessment is not precise enough to inform leaders about what pupils know. This means that, in some subjects, leaders are not able to accurately monitor the quality of the curriculum and respond. Leaders need to ensure that assessment information can be used to inform the next stages of the curriculum and plan for pupils' future learning.
- Some aspects of pupils' personal development are not well planned. As a result, pupils are not well prepared for some aspects of life. Leaders must ensure that the implementation of the PSHE curriculum is quality assured so that the impact on pupils' learning is fully understood.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
33 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
205 pupils on roll, with places for 295
Schools near Ashleigh CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple | 0.2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Yeo Valley Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 43% met the expected standard |
| Eden Park Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 54% met the expected standard |
| Newport Community School Primary Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 52% met the expected standard |
| Pilton Infants' Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Antonia Lavictoire
- Phone
- 01271345149
- Address
- Bevan Road, Barnstaple, EX32 8LJ
- Local authority
- Devon
- URN
- 145810
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.