Lamerton CofE Primary Academy, Tavistock

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Lamerton CofE Primary Academy on 6 areas: 2 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils enjoy attending Lamerton Church of England Academy."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The provision for pupils' personal development and wellbeing is a strength of the school."

Achievement - Needs attention. "In national tests, pupils have achieved outcomes that have been above the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "School and trust leaders generally have an accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "School leaders know their pupils well, which means that those pupils who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are quickly identified."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "School and trust leaders, including those involved in governance, understand the school's context and the areas for development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure teachers develop their expertise to adapt teaching and the curriculum appropriately to reflect what pupils know and can do, so that the work pupils complete in mixed-age classes is as ambitious as it could be"; "Leaders should ensure that they closely monitor the impact of support provided to pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), so that they use this information to understand its impact and ensure the targets set for pupils with SEND are precisely matched to their needs"; "Leaders should ensure that staff use assessment effectively to identify gaps in pupils' knowledge and adapt teaching to meet the needs of all pupils"; "Leaders need to ensure that pupils with significant gaps in handwriting are given the support they need to become accurate and fluent writers across the curriculum"; "School and trust leaders and those responsible for governance, should strengthen how they use information about the school to evaluate the impact of improvement strategies to secure consistent school improvement".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, Lego and gardening.

The school runs after-school care until 5:00pm, from £2.50 per session.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Lamerton CofE Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Devon and 77% and 75% across England.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 4 families put Lamerton CofE Primary Academy as their first choice and 9 named it as one of their preferences, for 4 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lamerton CofE Primary Academy are Tavistock Primary & Nursery School (2.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); St Rumon's Church of England Infants School (2.6 miles, Good); Gulworthy Primary Academy (2.6 miles, 85% reading, 85% maths); and Milton Abbot Primary School (2.8 miles).

Lamerton CofE Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Lamerton CofE Primary Academy is one of 22 schools run by Learning Academy Partnership (south West), an academy trust.

14.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 6 pupils (12.8%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Lamerton CofE Primary Academy had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Lamerton CofE Primary Academy.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (e-bound), 40 metres away.

In 2024/25, Lamerton CofE Primary Academy issued 1 suspension, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.