Newport Community School Primary Academy, Barnstaple
Newport Community School Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Barnstaple, part of The Harbour Schools Partnership. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 15th-highest of the 20 schools in Barnstaple with published results, and 11,625th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Devon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Newport Community School Primary Academy in detail
Newport Community School Primary Academy in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 6 May 2027 and an open day on Monday 10 May 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Newport Community School Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Devon and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 87% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Newport Community School Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 62 families put Newport Community School Primary Academy as their first choice and 88 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Newport Community School Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Newport Community School Primary Academy are Eden Park Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 75% maths); Ashleigh CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 82% maths); Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 59% maths); and Orchard Vale Community School (0.9 miles, Good, 77% reading, 72% maths).
Newport Community School Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Eden Park AcademyAshleigh CofE Primary SchoolOur Lady's Catholic Primary School, BarnstapleOrchard Vale Community School
The trust
Newport Community School Primary Academy is one of 36 schools run by The Harbour Schools Partnership, an academy trust.
What parents say
70 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Newport Community School Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).
Who goes there
6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Newport Community School Primary Academy has a SEN unit for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Barnstaple Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rose and Crown Mews (se-bound), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 223 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Newport Community School Primary Academy issued 9 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Newport Community School Primary Academy are The Park Community School (0.3 miles) and Pilton Community College (1.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school creates a caring environment where pupils feel happy, safe and proud. Teachers have high expectations from the early years onwards, and pupils consistently meet these expectations to achieve very well in English and mathematics. Staff work closely with families and provide excellent support for all pupils, including those with additional needs.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding early years provision where children make a wonderful start and are exceptionally well prepared for Year 1
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND through specialist provision and bespoke interventions
- Strong teaching of phonics and love of reading, with a carefully considered reading spine exposing pupils to diverse genres and authors
- Effective systems for checking pupil learning in core subjects like mathematics and English
- Well-established programme for personal development including trips, responsibilities, and learning about modern Britain
Areas for Improvement
- Some curriculum tasks and activities in a few subjects do not closely match intended learning, meaning pupils do not build knowledge as securely as they could
- Systems for checking what pupils know and understand are not well established in some wider curriculum subjects, leading to inconsistent depth of knowledge
- Need to identify the most important knowledge pupils should know and remember in a small minority of subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with school leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Basketball, cycling, tag rugby, musical instrument lessons, singing, sporting competitions, residential trips, library visits, guest speakers from police and local magistrate, school librarians, house captains, play leaders
Newport Community School Primary Academy is a successful school where pupils flourish emotionally and academically, with particularly outstanding early years provision. The school has strong relationships between staff and pupils, with high expectations that lead to very good achievement by the end of key stage 2.
At a Glance
21.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
70 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 87% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 86% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 79% to 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
28.2
Infant (KS1)
31.6
KS2
16
Total classes
7 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Newport Community School Primary Academy
Stanley Sherlock Visits Y5/6
15 Jul 2026
Reception Police Visit
10 May 2026
Gardening Club Asda Visit
6 May 2026
KS2 Achievement Assembly
24 Apr 2026
Achievement Assemblies
2 Apr 2026
Stanley Sherlock - Environmental Researched
20 Mar 2026
From Newport Community School Primary Academy's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Newport Community School Primary Academy.
- Primary Sports and Education ( North Devon) Ltd Activity Days710m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Newport Community School Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Newport Community School Primary Academy is in Devon; for families living there:
- Devon's school travel policy: Free school transport
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 14 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Newport Community School Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
422 pupils
420 places
2 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Barnstaple
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Barnstaple
Across Devon council
Places available
9,014
Applications
6,494
Got 1st preference
96.5%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Devon council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
80
SEN Support
24
EHC Plans
22.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Newport Community School Primary Academy has a SEN unit for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
469
Total Pupils
249
Boys
220
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
25
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,863
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2303k
Total funding
£111k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
12.3%
Persistent absence
381
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Newport Community School Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Newport Community School Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Newport Community School Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Newport Community School Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.
What is Newport Community School Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Newport Community School Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Newport Community School Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Newport Community School Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Newport Community School Primary Academy?
Newport Community School Primary Academy was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Newport Community School Primary Academy?
Classes at Newport Community School Primary Academy average 29.3 pupils (2025/26). 7 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Newport Community School Primary Academy?
Newport Community School Primary Academy has around 469 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Newport Community School Primary Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Newport Community School Primary Academy has a SEN unit for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Newport Community School Primary Academy?
5% of sessions were missed at Newport Community School Primary Academy in 2024/25. 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Newport Community School Primary Academy?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming Newport Community School Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Newport Community School Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Newport Community School Primary Academy: Primary Sports and Education ( North Devon) Ltd Activity Days (710m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Newport Community School Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 14 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Newport Community School Primary Academy?
Newport Community School Primary Academy is at Landkey Road, Newport, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 9BW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)