The Lampard Community School, Barnstaple

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From the headteacher's welcome: "Lampard Community School is a special school in Barnstaple, North Devon. We educate children aged 5-16 with complex learning difficulties, all of whom have speech, language, communication and interaction needs (SLCN) and are working significantly below age related expectations. We are part of The Special Partnership Trust. All of our students have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)."

The nearest other special schools to The Lampard Community School are On Track Education Barnstaple (0.7 miles, Good); and Pathfield School (1.6 miles, Good).

The Lampard Community School is one of 10 schools run by Special Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 26 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 89% to a further education college.

58.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, and 2% speak English as an additional language, according to the 2026 school census.

Almost every pupil at The Lampard Community School has an education, health and care plan (196 of 196 in 2026). The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The Lampard Community School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties: 198 places, 196 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Barnstaple Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fairacre Avenue (e-bound), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 170 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.