The Shoreline Academy
Special / other · Barnstaple · EX31 3UD
Not yet graded
No graded inspection outcome is available for this school under either the current or the previous framework. This is common for recently opened or converted schools.
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42 pupils · 84% of 50 capacity
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Age range
- 5–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 64.3% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils
- SEN support
- 88.4% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 11.6% of pupils
- URN
- 146732
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 20 May 2025: Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- 18 January 2023: Requires improvement
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.