Kingsacre Primary School

Foundation school·Primary school Braunton, Devon·EX33 1BQ
Composite score
71.2
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#1,611
National rank
#131
In South West
#26
In Devon
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
88%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
97%
31 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.03
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
45
any preference, for 30 places
Last place offered lived
5.24 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 8426 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.22
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0020240.8120251.032026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants, and in 2026 the last place went under “category 7 (last place, by distance)”. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
175
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,952
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Kingsacre Primary School is a primary school serving Braunton, Devon, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 175 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Kingsacre Primary School 'Good'. 88% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 22.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Kingsacre Primary School is oversubscribed: about 10 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 31 first choices for 30 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 5.24 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 23.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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