Littletown Primary Academy
Honiton Bottom Road, Honiton, EX14 2EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HONITON LITTLETOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- David Perkins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 454
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 137732
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01404548749
About this school
Littletown Primary Academy is a primary academy in Honiton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 436 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 65 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 56% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 76% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 64% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 58% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Littletown Primary Academy 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 | 57% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 429 |
| 2024/25 | 431 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Littletown Primary Academy compares
Littletown Primary Academy ranked 210th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 4.5% | 17.7% | 436 | — |
| Honiton Primary School | 71% | 5.5% | 38.2% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Offwell Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 11.7% | 89 | 2.0 miles |
| Awliscombe Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3.7% | 13% | 90 | 2.0 miles |
| Farway Church of England Primary School | — | 7.1% | 28.6% | 33 | 2.2 miles |
| Feniton Church of England Primary School | 66% | 3.4% | 12.7% | 220 | 3.9 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)
- 17.74%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 7.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Honiton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Offwell Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Awliscombe Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Honiton
-
Farway Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Colyton
-
Feniton Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Honiton
Other schools in Honiton
Littletown Primary Academy ranks 7th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Honiton.
- Awliscombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broadhembury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Feniton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Honiton Primary School Primary
- Offwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stockland Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Upottery Primary School Primary
- Honiton Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Littletown Primary Academy teach?
- Littletown Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Honiton.
- Who is the headteacher of Littletown Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Littletown Primary Academy is David Perkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Littletown Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Littletown Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Littletown Primary Academy?
- Littletown Primary Academy has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Littletown Primary Academy full?
- Littletown Primary Academy has capacity for 454 pupils and 436 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Littletown Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Littletown Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Littletown Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Littletown Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Littletown Primary Academy?
- Littletown Primary Academy is part of HONITON LITTLETOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Littletown Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Littletown Primary Academy rank locally?
- Littletown Primary Academy ranked 210th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Littletown Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Littletown Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Littletown Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Littletown Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.