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Fremington Primary School

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

personMs Kate Fairbrother

corporate_fareTARKA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

location_onBarnstaple, EX31 3DD

language Visit Website phone 1271373979

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

424

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Expected Standard

46%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Fremington Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Barnstaple, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fremington Primary School is an academy converter in Barnstaple, Devon, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of TARKA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 346 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #215 of 266 primaries in Devon and #12,663 of 14,143 nationally.

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 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 7.5 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

46%

LA 57%

Reading62% LA 75%

Writing58% LA 67%

Maths52% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading63% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths51% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.3

-1.6 to 1.9

-0.1

Write

LA -0.7

-1.8 to 1.6

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.9 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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20 October 2020

Inspection Report

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08 July 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-04

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

2012-11-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-01-14

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

5.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.9%(10 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 346 pupils. During this period, there were 18 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.2%, 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)	346	18	5.2%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	348	34	9.8%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	393	8	2.0%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	393	26	6.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	389	11	2.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	430	5	1.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	424	21	5.0%	0.6%	2
2022/23 (Autumn term)	420	10	2.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	443	2	0.5%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	442	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	433	8	1.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	452	8	1.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	448	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	447	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	446	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	437	1	0.2%	0.6%	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 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Fremington Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

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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