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Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Claire Grant

location_onIlfracombe, EX34 8JL

language Visit Website phone 1271863462

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

263

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Ilfracombe, serving ages 2-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School is a community school in Ilfracombe, Devon, admitting pupils aged 2-7. The school has approximately 209 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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05 November 2019

Inspection Report

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27 September 2017

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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17 June 2008

Inspection Report

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13 September 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-11-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-09-27

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2008-06-17

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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

4.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 209 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	209	10	4.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	5	2.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	242	4	1.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	235	3	1.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	222	14	6.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	262	5	1.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	263	9	3.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	256	12	4.7%	0.6%	2
2021/22 (Summer term)	297	4	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	298	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	288	7	2.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	308	4	1.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	305	4	1.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	307	5	1.6%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	328	1	0.3%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	328	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	321	10	3.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	356	5	1.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	360	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	363	4	1.1%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	394	3	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	392	9	2.3%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	387	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	406	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	409	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	403	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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