Landscove Church of England Primary School

Landscove Church of England Primary School has been rated as good overall, demonstrating solid performance in various domains such as education quality, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school has established a strong sense of community and prepares its students well for life in modern Britain, with an emphasis on diverse values and charity involvement. Despite the historic changes in staffing, the school maintains high expectations and offers engaging learning experiences for pupils.

Strengths

• Strong community ethos with Christian values.
• Well-structured and high-quality art curriculum.
• Effective reading programs that boost pupils' confidence and fluency.
• Positive behaviour and mutual respect among pupils.
• Strong engagement in physical education.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent planning and leadership in some subjects.
• Poor organization of content in computing and modern languages.
• Gaps in learning due to holiday absences during term time.

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 Landscove Church of England Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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 Landscove Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Landscove Church of England Primary School had 6.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 7.7% of pupils at Landscove Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 2024–25 Landscove Church of England Primary School received £7,892 and spent £8,546 for each of its 87 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £37,000 (£425 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of Link Academy Trust, income was £9,193 and spending £9,372 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Landscove Church of England Primary School is part of Link Academy Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Broadhempston Village Primary School Totnes
• Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School Newton Abbot
• Ilsington Church of England Primary School Newton Abbot
• Harbertonford Church of England Primary School Totnes
• Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Newton Abbot
• Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary School Totnes
• Stoke Gabriel Primary School Totnes
• Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary Newton Abbot
• Hennock Community Primary School Newton Abbot
• Moretonhampstead Primary School Newton Abbot

What is Landscove Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Landscove Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Landscove Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Landscove Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Landscove Church of England Primary School have?

Landscove Church of England Primary School has 91 pupils on roll.

What age range does Landscove Church of England Primary School cover?

Landscove Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Landscove Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Landscove Church of England Primary School?

Landscove Church of England Primary School is at Landscove, Nr Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7LY.