Lamerton CofE Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Tavistock, Devon·PL19 8RJ
Composite score
73.8
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#1,275
National rank
#99
In South West
#21
In Devon
Top 9%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
4 first choices, 4 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
9
any preference, for 4 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
n/a2022n/a20230.9020241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Lamerton CofE Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
50
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
24.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
2.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,240
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Lamerton CofE Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Tavistock, Devon, Lamerton CofE Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 50 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 9% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Lamerton CofE Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 4 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.6%. There are about 15.2 pupils per teacher. Lamerton CofE Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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