Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Devon
Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 18/03/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.7%
26.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
207
Capacity used
Has space57%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
49 of 49 families who put it first got an offer
49
Places offered
57
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 49 | 49 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 57 | 49 | 86% |
1st preference success by year
Devon lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire Grant
- Address
- Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL
- Phone
- 01271863462
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Ilfracombe East · North Devon
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 113155
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
207 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 130 pupils
Attendance
92.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Devon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.