The Lampard Community School
St John's Lane, Barnstaple, EX32 9DD
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by The Lampard Community School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Harvey
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 182
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 113637
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
The Lampard Community School was a foundation special school in Barnstaple. It taught children aged 5 to 16 and had 184 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Lampard Community School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 21 | 26 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Lampard Community School 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 | 0% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.15%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 11.55%
- Persistent absence
- 37.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Lampard Community School0.0 miles
Academies · Barnstaple
-
On Track Education Barnstaple0.7 miles
Special schools · Barnstaple
-
Pathfield School1.6 miles
Special schools · Barnstaple
-
The Shoreline Academy2.3 miles
Academies · Barnstaple
-
West Buckland School5.9 miles
Independent schools · Barnstaple
Other schools in Barnstaple
- On Track Education Barnstaple Special schools
- Pathfield School Special schools
- The Lampard Community School Academies
- The Shoreline Academy Academies
- Ashleigh CofE Primary School Primary
- Bishops Tawton Primary School Primary
- Bratton Fleming Community Primary School Primary
- Brayford Academy Primary
- Eden Park Academy Primary
- Filleigh Community Primary School Primary
- Fremington Primary School Primary
- Goodleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Lampard Community School teach?
- The Lampard Community School taught children aged 5 to 16. It was a special school in Barnstaple.
- Has The Lampard Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Lampard Community School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Lampard Community School?
- The Lampard Community School had 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- How have The Lampard Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Lampard Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Lampard Community School'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 31 August 2025.