Landkey Community Primary Academy

About Landkey Community Primary Academy

Landkey Community Primary Academy is a mixed state primary in North Devon that currently educates 186 pupils against a capacity of 217, meaning it has room to grow. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 12.9%, which is broadly in line with the national average for primary schools. Demand for places is strong: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 34 applications for 18 places, with all 18 first-preference applicants offered a spot. That oversubscription ratio of 1.89 signals a popular local choice, though the school is not yet at full capacity. The school serves children from age 2, with nursery provision on site, and has no religious character. Headteacher Laura Kies leads a school that has held a Good Ofsted rating since its last graded inspection in 2014, with a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2022 confirming it remains Good.

Academically, Landkey performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Devon LA average of 57%. The school ranks 5th out of 31 primary schools in North Devon on this metric, placing it in the top 20% locally. Average scores in reading and maths both sit at 105, and 81% of pupils met the expected standard in maths specifically. Higher-attaining pupils are less numerous: 28% achieved a higher standard in reading and 25% in maths, but no pupils reached the higher threshold in writing. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2014 graded overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management also Good, and early years provision rated Good in the 2022 ungraded visit. The previous inspection in 2011 had rated the school Outstanding across all areas.

The school offers a range of facilities including a Forest School, sports hall, library, outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, swimming, gymnastics, dance and cricket, while extracurricular clubs include art, book club, drama and choir. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. This breadth of SEND provision suggests the school can accommodate a variety of needs. Landkey is a non-boarding, non-selective state school with no sixth form. It suits families in North Devon who want a well-regarded local primary with strong academic outcomes relative to the area, a supportive SEND framework, and a setting that is oversubscribed but not yet at capacity.

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