Landulph School

About Landulph School

Landulph School, a small primary in Cornwall with just 66 pupils, was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024, a rating it has held consistently across both its graded inspections. The school’s most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 46%. This places the school below the Cornwall local authority average of 58%, and ranks it 161st out of 208 primary schools in the county, putting it in the bottom half of local schools. While the headline figure is modest, the breakdown reveals a more nuanced picture: 69% of pupils met the expected standard in writing, and 54% did so in maths, with reading at 46%. The school’s average scaled scores of 103 in reading and 102 in maths are close to the national benchmark of 100, suggesting that while combined attainment is an area for development, individual subjects are broadly on track.

Looking beyond the combined measure, a higher proportion of pupils are reaching the greater depth standard in reading and writing, both at 38%, compared to 23% in maths. This indicates particular strength in literacy among the school’s higher achievers. The Ofsted report from 2024 awarded Good marks across all five categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and overall effectiveness. Inspectors noted no specific weaknesses in the early years or sixth form provision, as those areas were not graded in the most recent inspection. The school’s previous inspection in 2011 also rated it Good overall, with leadership and management and early years provision both scoring 2 at that time, showing a consistent track record of solid performance under headteacher Karen Ball.

Landulph School offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, ICT suite, sensory room, art studios and playing fields, alongside a chapel on site. Sports provision covers dance, cross country, rounders, tennis, football, swimming and athletics, with extracurricular clubs in coding, choir and gardening. The school has a strong SEND framework, supporting pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, physical disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 academic year, the school was oversubscribed: it received 10 applications for just 4 places, with all 4 first-preference applicants offered a place, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.5. This small, Good-rated village school will particularly suit families who value a close-knit setting with strong SEND support and a broad range of on-site facilities, but who are comfortable with combined academic results that sit below the local average.

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