Landscove Church of England Primary School
Landscove, Nr Ashburton, TQ13 7LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LINK ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Jill Ryder
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 142641
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01803762656
About this school
Landscove Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Nr Ashburton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 91 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
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 | 7 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 71% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 29% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 71% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 86% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Landscove Church of England Primary 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 | 58% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 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 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Landscove Church of England Primary School compares
Landscove Church of England Primary School ranked 18th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 3.8% | 10.3% | 91 | — |
| Broadhempston Village Primary School | 67% | 2% | 11.1% | 43 | 1.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast | 61% | 6% | 42.5% | 168 | 2.2 miles |
| Buckfastleigh Primary School | 58% | 5% | 34.7% | 112 | 2.3 miles |
| Ashburton Primary School | 59% | 6% | 20.9% | 161 | 2.4 miles |
| Dartington Church of England Academy | 72% | 4.6% | 17.9% | 286 | 2.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report1 April 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.34%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.77%
- Persistent absence
- 6.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadhempston Village Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Totnes
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast2.2 miles
Primary · Buckfastleigh
-
Buckfastleigh Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Buckfastleigh
-
Ashburton Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Dartington Church of England Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Totnes
Common questions
- What year groups does Landscove Church of England Primary School teach?
- Landscove Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nr Ashburton.
- Who is the head of school of Landscove Church of England Primary School?
- The head of school of Landscove Church of England Primary School is Mrs Jill Ryder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Landscove Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Landscove Church of England Primary School, 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 Landscove Church of England Primary School?
- Landscove Church of England Primary School has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Landscove Church of England Primary School full?
- Landscove Church of England Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 91 on roll (87%), 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 Landscove Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Landscove Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Exeter.
- Does Landscove Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Landscove Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Landscove Church of England Primary School?
- Landscove Church of England Primary School is part of LINK ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Landscove Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Landscove Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Landscove Church of England Primary School ranked 18th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Landscove Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Landscove Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Landscove Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Landscove Church of England Primary 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 2 July 2026.