SCHOOL PROFILE

Landscore Primary School

Primary Community school URN 113117
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 65.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

29 March 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Devon
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 276 276 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 145 52.5% of pupils
Male pupils 131 47.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.6%
5.2 pts below England
School 19.6%
Mid Devon 17.9%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.9%
13.4 pts below England
School 6.9%
Mid Devon 4.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Mid Devon 0.8%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.1%
246
Any other White background
5.4%
15
Indian
1.4%
4
African
0.7%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
2
Chinese
0.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.9% 41 of 276 pupils
6.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.9%
Mid Devon 21.8%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.9% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts below
EHC plans 4.0% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 3
Moderate learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

65.0% 4.6 pts above England
School 65.0%
Mid Devon 56.5%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
Mid Devon 77.4%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Mid Devon 69.3%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
Mid Devon 69.2%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.17%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.05 pts lower than England
School 5.17%
Mid Devon 5.23%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.35%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.47 pts lower than England
School 9.35%
Mid Devon 11.41%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.03%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.23 pts higher than England
School 2.03%
Mid Devon 1.63%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

65.7% 22.5 pts below England
Landscore Primary School
65.7%
Mid Devon
82.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information