West Buckland School
Barnstaple, EX32 0SX
499 pupils · 53% of 933 capacity
- Type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- Yes
Ofsted
No Ofsted rating — Not yet inspected
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 69.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Blackford Education (Schools) Ltd t/a the Libra School 8.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- On Track Education Barnstaple 8.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Lampard Community School 9.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Pathfield School 11.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Shoreline Academy 13.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Kingsley School Devon 22.7 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.