Shirwell Community Primary School
About Shirwell Community Primary School
Shirwell Community Primary School is a small state primary in North Devon with just 39 pupils, and its headline metrics paint a picture of a school that performs broadly in line with the Devon local authority average for its type. The most recent available data shows the LA average Key Stage 2 score sits at 57, and while Shirwell’s own KS2 results are not provided in the data, the school’s Ofsted rating of Good suggests it meets the expected standard. What stands out here is the scale: with a capacity of 56 and only 39 pupils on roll, this is a genuinely intimate setting where class sizes are small by default. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with six applications for a single place, so demand clearly outstrips supply. That ratio of 6:1 is high for a village primary and hints at strong local reputation, even if the raw academic scores aren’t available to compare directly against the LA average.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
18 Jul 2018Latest monitoring visit (18 Jul 2018): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 27 Mar 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:30
Source: shirwell.devon.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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