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Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit

Primary Ages 2-11 65 pupils Torrington
Ofsted: Good
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Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit is a community school in Torridge for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 65 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit is Good, from an inspection in September 2023. In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: September 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Fore Street
Langtree
Torrington
Devon
EX38 8NF
Phone 01805601354
Reference Number 113160

General Makeup

Number of pupils 65
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.69%
Girls: 52.31%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 15.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 3 5 8
2 1 5 6
3 7 2 9
4 1 3 4
5 6 5 11
6 4 4 8

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 96.9%
White, Other 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%

Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit continues to uphold a good standard of education, providing a supportive and engaging environment for its pupils. Students are generally happy and enjoy a variety of subjects, with notable strengths in reading and relationships. The school promotes positive behavior, and children are well-prepared for their future educational stages. However, some parents remain concerned about recent changes and how the school's vision has been communicated, indicating a need for improved engagement with families.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 18 Jul 2023
Date Report
18 Jul 2023 School inspection
11 Jul 2017 Short inspection
12 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
06 Oct 2011 Monitoring visit
06 Jul 2010 Full inspection:
15 Sep 2008 Curriculum and development visit
26 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
14 Jan 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Positive relationships between staff and pupils
  • Good support for pupils with special educational needs
  • Strong focus on early reading and fluency
  • Well-sequenced curriculum in most subjects
  • Calm and harmonious learning environment

Areas for Improvement

  • Communication with parents about school changes needs improvement
  • Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum in some subjects

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -4.2
Writing -4.2
Maths -4.3

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 1 1
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit had 65 pupils for 84 places. 19 places (22.6%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Torrington rural Primary” planning area

Devon counted 88 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 52 in 2029–30, down 41%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 707084848484848484848484848484
Pupils 787173687171798390858883787165
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%13.1%19.0%15.5%15.5%6.0%1.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.2%7.1%15.5%22.6%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.0%2.6%2.6%3.1%3.7%2.4%13.1%6.5%4.6%4.2%4.4%
Unauthorised absence 0.1%0.4%1.1%0.6%1.1%0.7%0.1%0.7%1.3%0.6%0.6%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.7%0.0%1.7%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.05.00.00.00.00.03.20.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000100000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit had 13.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 15.112.311.011.910.812.012.712.713.212.410.811.38.48.39.27.3
Teachers who left state teaching 25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%13.0%0.0%22.7%65.2%24.6%0.0%19.5%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –––––––0.0%0.0%–20.0%14.3%33.3%12.5%77.8%–
Sick days per teacher –––––––0.00.0–5.42.33.10.12.6–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.2% of pupils at Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1 1
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2023–24 Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit received £8,135 and spent £8,195 for each of its 74 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £16,000 (£211 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

201920202021202220232024
Revenue reserve £35,000£41,000£46,000£26,000£20,000£16,000
per pupil £366£444£509£282£231£211
In-year balance £20,000£5,000£5,000-£20,000-£6,000-£4,000
per pupil £210£58£60-£221-£65-£60

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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Name Distance
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3.96 miles

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What is Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit last inspected by Ofsted?

Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit have?

Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit has 65 pupils on roll.

What age range does Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit cover?

Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit?

Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit is at Fore Street, Langtree, Torrington, Devon, EX38 8NF.

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