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Pilton Infants' School

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location_onBarnstaple, EX31 1JU

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2011

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Students

170

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Pilton Infants' School is a Community school primary school in Barnstaple, serving ages 4-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Pilton Infants' School is a community school in Barnstaple, Devon, admitting pupils aged 4-7. The school has approximately 170 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2011. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 14.5%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2011-03-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-12-12

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.7%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2023

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 175 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2022/23 (Summer term)	175	3	1.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	173	1	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	175	1	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	176	2	1.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	179	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	179	3	1.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Pilton Infants' School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

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Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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