Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple

General Information

Address: Chanters Hill, Barnstaple, EX32 8DN
Phone: 01271345164
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Rob Meech
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 214
School capacity: 218
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 55
% eligible for free school meals: 25.7%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,664 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #21 of 36 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#19West Down School£6,802
#20Orchard Vale Community School£6,744
#21Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple£6,664
#22Caen Community Primary School£6,616
#23Instow Community Primary and Pre-School£6,544

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Shirwell Community Primary School£14,000
#2Bratton Fleming Community Primary School£11,721
#3Holywell Church of England School£11,012
#4Brayford Academy£10,828
#5Kentisbury Primary School£10,349
#6Georgeham Church of England Primary School£9,143
#7East Anstey Primary School£9,085
#8East Worlington Primary School£8,965
#9Ashleigh CofE Primary School£8,476
#10Umberleigh Primary Academy£7,792
#11Swimbridge Church of England Primary School£7,601
#12Bishops Tawton Primary School£7,383
#13Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School£7,313
#14South Molton United CofE Primary School£7,031
#15Kingsacre Primary School£6,952
#16Goodleigh Church of England Primary School£6,893
#17Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy£6,864
#18Southmead School£6,848
#19West Down School£6,802
#20Orchard Vale Community School£6,744
#21Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple£6,664
#22Caen Community Primary School£6,616
#23Instow Community Primary and Pre-School£6,544
#24Woolacombe School£6,302
#25Combe Martin Primary School£6,000
#26Chulmleigh Primary School£5,529
#27Marwood School£4,186
#28Eden Park Academy£4,155
#29Landkey Community Primary Academy£3,833
#30North Molton Primary School£3,789
#31Sticklepath Community Primary Academy£3,463
#32Newport Community School Primary Academy£3,451
#33Fremington Primary School£2,976
#34South Molton Community Primary School£2,974
#35Roundswell Community Primary Academy£2,644
#36Yeo Valley Primary School£54

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