Ofsted: Good emoji_events #112 in Devon public Top 53% UK

Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy

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

personMr Ian Thomas

corporate_fareTEAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBarnstaple, EX31 1JU

language Visit Website phone 1271345952

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

259

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Expected Standard

63%

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Age Range

7-11

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Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Barnstaple, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy is an academy converter in Barnstaple, Devon, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of TEAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 255 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #112 of 266 primaries in Devon and #8,150 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 57%

Reading77% LA 75%

Writing75% LA 67%

Maths71% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading78% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.3

-2.1 to 0.9

-0.9

Write

LA -0.7

-2.4 to 0.6

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.5 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading81% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.3

-1.6 to 1.4

-1.0

Write

LA -1.0

-2.4 to 0.4

-1.6

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.9 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 63%

Reading73% LA 77%

Writing76% LA 76%

Maths74% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA 0.2

-4 to -1

-2

Write

LA -0.8

-3.4 to -0.6

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.2 to -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 November 2023

Inspection Report

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25 January 2018

Inspection Report

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10 January 2013

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-01-10

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-09-23

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 255 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below 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)	255	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	252	0	0.0%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	250	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	258	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	254	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	261	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	263	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	261	2	0.8%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	262	3	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	263	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	264	2	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	262	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	256	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	264	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	262	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	260	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	256	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	256	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	259	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 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

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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