Lapford Community Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

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PUPILS
78
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2 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Requires Improvement
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(03/10/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
42%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Eastington Road
Lapford
Crediton
EX17 6QE
0136383292

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You took up your present role in September 2017, having previously been the senior teacher at the school. You have taken swift action to sustain the school’s strengths and to address the areas of its work that need to improve. In this endeavour, you are very well supported by the executive headteacher and the board of trustees from Chulmleigh Academy Trust, of which the school is a member. Leaders at all levels are keenly aware that the performance of pupils in mathematics needed to improve and have taken decisive action to secure notable improvements in teaching and outcomes. You are aware, however, that further work is needed here to consolidate these improvements. Leaders have also successfully addressed the areas for improvement from the previous inspection report in March 2014. For example, pupils’ basic numeracy and literacy skills are now more securely embedded across the school. As it was at the previous inspection, Lapford Community Primary School is a positive and nurturing learning environment. When asked what the best thing about the school is, one pupil commented, ‘We are all friends.’ This view was shared by other pupils. Community links are strong. One illustration of this is the effort that parents and other residents of the village put into improving the school’s facilities. Recently, this involved repainting the interior of the school and developing the early years outdoor area. Safeguarding is effective. In your role as the designated safeguarding lead, you have ensured that there is a strong culture of safeguarding characterised by a high degree of staff vigilance. Your work with external agencies is well managed and you are not afraid to challenge them when you do not get the response you feel is appropriate. You and other leaders have ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Training is up to date, records are well maintained and the pre-employment checks on teachers and other staff are thorough. Pupils receive effective teaching to help them stay safe in school, outside it and when online. They have a particularly good understanding of the work the school does to keep them safe. In conversation, for example, they can describe how the school’s system of different coloured lanyards for visitors works or how to avoid potential risks when using the internet. Inspection findings My first line of enquiry on this inspection related to the performance of pupils at key stage 2 in mathematics, particularly the most able. Recently, the performance of pupils in the national curriculum assessments had been below the national average. In response, leaders have taken decisive action to address this. New teaching staff in Year 6 and changes to the curriculum have resulted in the progress of current pupils being much stronger than past results suggest. You are playing a key role in this change by mentoring the new teachers and driving forward the introduction of a mathematics curriculum that emphasises the development of pupils’ reasoning. As a result of leaders’ actions, the work of current pupils shows that they are making good progress in developing their mathematical knowledge, understanding and skills. In Year 6, for example, pupils’ calculation skills show a high degree of fluency and most cope well with solving multi-step problems. The most able can solve problems in different number bases, such as binary. Pupils are comfortable articulating the reasoning behind their work. In addition, pupils in Year 6 have regular sessions taught by the raising standards in mathematics leader from Chulmleigh Community College, sessions which are developing their skills in data handling effectively. The inspection’s second line of enquiry was related to the first and concerned the attainment in mathematics of pupils at key stage 1, especially those who were emerging or at the expected standard at the end of the early years foundation stage. In 2017, attainment of these groups of pupils was below the national average. As in key stage 2, leaders have taken decisive action to address this. The work of current pupils shows that they are developing secure understanding of concepts such as place value. In addition, their fundamental mathematical skills, such as rounding or partitioning two-digit numbers, are increasingly secure.

Lapford Community Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>52, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>17, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>61, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>9} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>17, "agree"=>57, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>13} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>83, "strongly_agree"=>0, "agree"=>0, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>9} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>61, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>26, "strongly_agree"=>22, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>9} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>14, "agree"=>57, "disagree"=>14, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>14} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 16-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>17, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>13} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>17, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>17, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>57, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>87, "no"=>13} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 16-10-2023

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