Lifton Community Academy
North Road, Lifton, PL16 0EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Hill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Learning Academy Partnership
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 148987
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01566232071
About this school
Lifton Community Academy is a primary academy in Lifton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 131 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 May 2025, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. 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 | 17 | 26 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 42% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 62% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 54% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 65% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Lifton Community 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 | 71% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 146 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lifton Community Academy compares
Lifton Community Academy ranked 192nd of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 6.1% | 21.2% | 131 | — |
| Launceston Primary School | — | 4.9% | 26.8% | 101 | 3.3 miles |
| Windmill Hill Academy | 52% | 4.7% | 29.8% | 162 | 3.5 miles |
| St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School | 57% | 4.8% | 19.5% | 100 | 3.8 miles |
| St Stephens Community Academy | 52% | 6.6% | 41.3% | 199 | 3.8 miles |
| Milton Abbot Primary School | — | 3.4% | 14.3% | 82 | 4.1 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)
- 21.19%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 21.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Launceston Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Windmill Hill Academy3.5 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School3.8 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
St Stephens Community Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Milton Abbot Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Tavistock
Common questions
- What year groups does Lifton Community Academy teach?
- Lifton Community Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Lifton.
- Who is the headteacher of Lifton Community Academy?
- The headteacher of Lifton Community Academy is Mr Adam Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lifton Community Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lifton Community 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 Lifton Community Academy?
- Lifton Community Academy has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lifton Community Academy full?
- Lifton Community Academy has capacity for 175 pupils and 131 on roll (75%), 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 Lifton Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Lifton Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lifton Community Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lifton Community Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lifton Community Academy?
- Lifton Community Academy is part of LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lifton Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lifton Community Academy rank locally?
- Lifton Community Academy ranked 192nd of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lifton Community Academy's absence rate?
- Lifton Community Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lifton Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lifton Community 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 10 July 2026.