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Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School

North Devon, EX34 8JLPrimaryAges 2–7MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Requires improvement
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
49 1st-choice / 49 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School

Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School is a state primary in Devon, catering for children aged 2 to 7, and sits within a local authority of 309 primary schools where only five are rated Outstanding. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in March 2025, saw its overall effectiveness drop to Requires Improvement, a downgrade from the Good rating it held in its previous inspection in November 2019. Among its local peers, the highest-ranked schools in the area include Stockland Church of England Primary Academy, Upottery Primary School, and Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School, all of which sit at the top of the local performance table. Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School is a mixed-gender, non-religious school with a nursery on site, and it serves a community where 27. 5 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. The school has a capacity of 360 but currently enrols 209 pupils, leaving significant room for growth.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressMarlborough Road, Ilfracombe, North Devon, EX34 8JL
HeadteacherClaire Grant
Local AuthorityDevon
Number of Pupils209
Free School Meals (FSM)27.5%
School Capacity209 / 360 (58% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 11 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Source: ilfracombe-inf.devon.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School

Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.