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Whipton Barton Junior School

Primary · Exeter · EX1 3JP

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 20 June 2023

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At a glance

212 pupils · 59% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
50.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
21.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
26.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.whiptonbarton.org
URN
146578

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 20 June 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
73%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
15%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school73%
Median of its 12 closest peers54%
Devon average60%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Garden City AcademyLetchworth Garden City · 166 miles awayGood61%
Westleigh St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolLeigh · 196 miles awayNo current grade55%
Lincoln Birchwood Junior SchoolLincoln · 211 miles awayGood52%
Bentley New Village Primary SchoolDoncaster · 219 miles awayRequires improvement56%
Warren Hills Community Primary SchoolCoalville · 166 miles awayGood38%
Newdigate Primary and Nursery SchoolBedworth · 147 miles awayGood53%
Newton Road SchoolRushden · 165 miles awayRequires improvement40%
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolBirkenhead · 184 miles awayGood56%
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyHeywood · 204 miles awayGood48%
Netherley Park Primary SchoolLiverpool · 186 miles awayUrgent improvement12%
St Jude's Catholic Primary School WiganWigan · 197 miles awayGood67%
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary SchoolLondon · 157 miles awayExpected standard58%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 65% (Devon 87%, England 60%) · Any other White background 10% (Devon 4%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 7% (Devon 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 5% (Devon 1%, England 4%) · Black African 4% (Devon 1%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Devon 0%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Devon 0%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Devon 0%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Devon 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 3%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Devon: 3.30 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

74% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

62.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,509; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier47.9%62.3%
Social housing42.3%17.1%
Privately rented8.9%20.5%
Detached houses3.5%22.9%
Flats41.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van31.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01020037 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£295,000334 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£240,000–£379,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (41)£435,000
Semi-detached (126)£360,000
Terraced (119)£262,500
Flat (48)£168,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
23an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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