Primary school in Barnstaple, Devon
Marwood School
Whiddon, Muddiford, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4HF
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 28 September 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- Places
- 119
- How full
- 61% full — 72 of 119 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 25 / 47
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North Devon 006C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 34%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 78%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Stuart Boon
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward
- Marwood
- Constituency
- North Devon
- URN
- 151601
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirwell Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 13% | 2.7 mi |
| Pilton Bluecoat Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 63% | 3 mi |
| Pilton Infants' AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 3 mi |
| West Down SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2019 | — | 3.1 mi |
| Yeo Valley Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 43% | 3.3 mi |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, BarnstapleAcademy converter | No grade | 50% | 3.5 mi |
| Ashleigh CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 79% | 3.6 mi |
| Sticklepath Community Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 60% | 3.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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