Lifton Community Academy
Academy converter · Lifton · PL16 0EH
Ages 2–11 · 131 pupils · Devon
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong
KS2 expected (RWM)
71%
Overall absence
5.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Some aspects not as strong
Inspection date
2025-06-26
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 100.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 3.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 132
Absence trend
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
131 pupils · 175 places
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- Boys / girls
- 55 / 76
- School capacity
- 175
- Capacity fill
- 131 / 175 (75%)
- Free school meals
- 18.5%
- FSM pupils
- 24
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)
- Academy trust
- LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)
- Sponsor
- Learning Academy Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Hill
Location
- Address
- North Road
- Postcode
- PL16 0EH
- Town
- Lifton
- County
- Devon
- Local authority
- Devon
- District
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Lifton, Devon, 131 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 18.5%.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Hill
- Telephone
- 01566232071