Pilton Infants' Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon
Abbey Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 20/05/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.9%
14.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
172
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
180 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
50 of 50 families who put it first got an offer
50
Places offered
74
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 50 | 50 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 74 | 50 | 68% |
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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Daniel Polak
- Address
- Abbey Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
- Phone
- 01271342579
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Barnstaple with Pilton · North Devon
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150074
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TEAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
172 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
20 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 119 pupils
Attendance
93.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
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.