Lifton Community Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Lifton, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lifton Community Academy is a primary school in Lifton, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 21 May 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Lifton Community Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 2 of the 16 applications (13%) came from outside Devon, and 2 offers went to them.
- There are 19.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 14.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- North Road, Lifton, PL16 0EH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 131 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 21 May 2025
Strengths
- “School leaders have pupils’ best interests at the heart of the decisions they make.”
- “Parents and carers are supportive of the school and the changes that are taking shape.”
- “Staff expect pupils to work hard, and the vast majority do.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, there is still much work to do to improve the quality of education that pupils receive.”
- “Some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, some pupils find it difficult to manage their emotions and concentration.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Milton Abbot Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Lamerton CofE Primary Academy 6.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashwater Primary School 6.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lydford Primary School 7.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bridestowe Primary School 8.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School 8.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published