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Schools in North Devon[1]

Local authority district E07000043 · 59 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 59 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure Most deprived 20% Second Middle Fourth Least deprived 20%
Income 10%[4] 17%[4] 32%[4] 36%[4] 5%[4]
Employment 20%[4] 17%[4] 27%[4] 31%[4] 5%[4]
Education and skills 22%[4] 25%[4] 31%[4] 19%[4] 3%[4]
Health and disability 14%[4] 17%[4] 32%[4] 29%[4] 8%[4]
Crime 5%[4] 14%[4] 8%[4] 20%[4] 53%[4]
Housing and services 46%[4] 39%[4] 10%[4] 5%[4] 0%[4]
Living environment 34%[4] 17%[4] 12%[4] 14%[4] 24%[4]
Children in low-income families 10%[4] 20%[4] 34%[4] 34%[4] 2%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (6)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Braunton Academy 11–16[2]
A8 48 2025/26[8]
Chulmleigh Community College 11–16[2]
A8 53 2025/26[8]
Pilton Community College 11–16[2]
A8 43 2025/26[8]
South Molton Community College 11–16[2]
A8 48 2025/26[8]
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy 11–18[2]
A8 51 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
The Park Community School 11–16[2]
A8 48 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (47)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Ashleigh CofE Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Berrynarbor Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
Bishops Nympton Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 40% 2024/25[10]
Bishops Tawton Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
Bratton Fleming Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 33% 2024/25[10]
Brayford Academy 2–11[2]
Caen Community Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Chulmleigh Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 45% 2024/25[10]
Combe Martin Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
East Anstey Primary School 2–11[2]
East Worlington Primary School 0–11[2]
KS2 33% 2024/25[10]
Eden Park Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
Filleigh Community Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 20% 2024/25[10]
Fremington Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 46% 2024/25[10]
Georgeham Church of England Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 46% 2024/25[10]
Goodleigh Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Holywell Church of England School 3–11[2]
KS2 45% 2024/25[10]
Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Ilfracombe Church of England Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 37% 2024/25[10]
Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School 2–7[2]
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School 4–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Kentisbury Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Kings Nympton Community Primary School 4–11[2]
Kingsacre Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 88% 2024/25[10]
Landkey Community Primary Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Lynton Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Marwood School 4–11[2]
Newport Community School Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
North Molton Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Orchard Vale Community School 3–11[2]
KS2 51% 2024/25[10]
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple 2–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Parracombe Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy 7–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Pilton Infants' Academy 4–7[2]
Rackenford Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 42% 2024/25[10]
Roundswell Community Primary Academy 3–11[2]
Shirwell Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 13% 2024/25[10]
South Molton Community Primary School 2–11[2]
South Molton United CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Southmead School 4–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Sticklepath Community Primary Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Swimbridge Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Umberleigh Primary Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 86% 2024/25[10]
West Down School 2–11[2]
Witheridge Church of England Primary Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 88% 2024/25[10]
Woolacombe School 2–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Yeo Valley Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (1)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
West Buckland School 3–18[2]
AL B 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (5)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Blackford Education (Schools) Ltd t/a the Libra School 5–18[2]
On Track Education Barnstaple 7–18[2]
Pathfield School 3–19[2]
The Lampard Community School 5–16[2]
The Shoreline Academy 5–16[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.