School Summary

West Buckland School


Boys: 368
Girls: 298
Total Pupils: 666
Opened: 30-09-1980
Ofsted:
Headteacher: Phillip Stapleton
West Buckland School
West Buckland
Barnstaple
Devon
EX32 0SS
Telephone: 01598760000
Website: http://www.westbuckland.com

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AdministrativeWard (name): North Molton
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 0
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Boarders (code): 3
Boarders (name): Boarding school
BoardingEstablishment (name): Has boarders
CCF (name): Not applicable
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Devon
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Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E07000043
DistrictAdministrative (name): North Devon
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Easting: 266779
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: West Buckland School
EstablishmentNumber: 6032
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 3
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Independent schools
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GOR (code): K
GOR (name): South West
GSSLACode (name): E10000008
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Phillip
HeadLastName: Stapleton
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headteacher
HeadTitle (name): Mr
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LA (code): 878
LA (name): Devon
LSOA (code): E01020131
LSOA (name): North Devon 013B
LastChangedDate: 17-05-2023
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MSOA (code): E02004187
MSOA (name): North Devon 013
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Northing: 131535
NumberOfBoys: 368
NumberOfGirls: 298
NumberOfPupils: 666
NurseryProvision (name): Has Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
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OpenDate: 30-09-1980
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14000838
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): North Devon
PercentageFSM: 0.0
PhaseOfEducation (code): 0
PhaseOfEducation (name): Not applicable
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Postcode: EX32 0SS
PreviousEstablishmentNumber: 6114
PreviousLA (code): 911
PreviousLA (name): Pre LGR (1998) Devon
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RSCRegion (name): South-West England
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 15
ReligiousCharacter (name): Christian
ReligiousEthos (name): Church of England
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SENPRU (name): Not applicable
SENStat: 1
SchoolCapacity: 933
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
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SchoolWebsite: http://www.westbuckland.com
Section41Approved (name): Not approved
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 3
Street: West Buckland
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01598760000
Town: Barnstaple
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 11
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Other independent school
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UKPRN: 10007406
UPRN: 10012095243
URN: 113606
UrbanRural (code): F1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
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