Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #138 in Devon public Top 74% UK

Eden Park Academy

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

personMr Richard Blunt

corporate_fareTARKA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

location_onBarnstaple, EX32 8EF

language Visit Website phone 1271343214

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

169

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Eden Park Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Barnstaple, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Eden Park Academy is an academy converter in Barnstaple, Devon, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of TARKA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 135 pupils on roll, of whom 53% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #138 of 266 primaries in Devon and #9,395 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, 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 15.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.6 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

54%

LA 57%

Reading79% LA 75%

Writing58% LA 67%

Maths75% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading86% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading52% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing48% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths32% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.3

-5.4 to -0.5

-3.3

Write

LA -0.7

-5.6 to -1.0

-4.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-7.1 to -2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.3

-1.4 to 4.1

-1.6

Write

LA -1.0

-4.1 to 1.0

0.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.2 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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07 June 2022

Inspection Report

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04 July 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-31

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-06-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-15

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 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 135 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, 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)	135	1	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	136	6	4.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	158	4	2.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	154	2	1.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	146	3	2.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	163	5	3.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	169	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	169	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	187	5	2.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	177	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	157	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	165	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	165	3	1.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	160	28	17.5%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	170	7	4.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	173	11	6.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	163	8	4.9%	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.

Other Difficulty/Disability 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils