Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit
Fore Street, Langtree, Torrington, EX38 8NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Smallwood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 113160
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01805601354
About this school
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit is a community primary school in Torrington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 65 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 15 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 33% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 47% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 73% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 99.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit compares
Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit ranked 107th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5% | 15.4% | 65 | — |
| Monkleigh Primary School | 80% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 137 | 3.2 miles |
| Buckland Brewer Primary School | 33% | 4.7% | 31.4% | 49 | 3.5 miles |
| Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School | 52% | 7.1% | 22.4% | 476 | 3.7 miles |
| Shebbear Community School | 70% | 3.5% | 25% | 54 | 4.0 miles |
| Parkham Primary School | 50% | 4.3% | 13.5% | 55 | 5.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.38%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 10.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Monkleigh Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Bideford
-
Buckland Brewer Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Bideford
-
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Torrington
-
Shebbear Community School4.0 miles
Primary · Beaworthy
-
Parkham Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Bideford
Other schools in Torrington
- Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Torrington School Secondary
- Marland School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit teach?
- Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Torrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit?
- The headteacher of Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit is Mrs Melanie Smallwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit?
- Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit has 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit full?
- Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit has capacity for 84 pupils and 65 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit a faith school?
- No. Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit has no designated religious character.
- Does Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit as having nursery classes.
- How have Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit compare with other schools in Devon?
- Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit ranked 107th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit's absence rate?
- Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Langtree Community School and Nursery Unit's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.