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On Friday 9th January 2026, the school community gathered to celebrate an important milestone as Lapford Primary School officially became St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Primary School, marking its place within the Diocese of Exeter family of schools...
Lapford Community Primary School is proud to announce that from January 2026 it will be known as St Thomas of Canterbury CE Primary School, Lapford. This significant change marks a meaningful step in strengthening the school’s long-standing relationship with the village churches - one of which is St Thomas of Canterbury, and reflects its renewed identity as it progresses toward formally reverting to its original Church of England status, first held at its founding in 1865.
Lapford school underwent a rigorous monitoring visit last week by a registered Ofsted inspector. We were delighted with the outcome. Every area under the new Ofsted framework was graded unofficially as ‘Expected’ (equivalent to the previous ‘Good’) or ‘Strong’ (equivalent to the previous ‘Outstanding’). Huge congratulations to Mrs Wright and all the staff and many thanks to parents for their continued support.
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Chulmleigh Academy Trust is excited to share the proposals for extending the nursery provision at Lapford Primary School.
Please follow this link to read more about these proposals and consultation process: https://tinyurl.com/yc5j4zfy
Please send email any comments about our proposal to:
consultation@chulmleigh.devon.sch.uk
If you would like to register your interest in the extended nursery provision please follow this link:
Thursday 8 May was VE Day and we commemorated the 80th Anniversary with a 2 minute silence followed by a ‘street party’ lunch. All the children enjoyed having their lunch outside even if it was a little windy! The playground had been decorated with bunting, and the children were entertained with music from the 1940s.
Year 4 and 5 pupils recently travelled to Abbotsham for their residential visit to Ultimate Adventure, and what an adventure they had! Children took part in kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, rafting, made a band, campfires, ultimate assault course, high ropes, climbing, abseiling, nightline and mountain boarding.
Lapford recently played host to Chulmleigh and East Worlington primary schools, for a gym and dance show, ‘Strictly Come Lapford’. Each school presented groups or individuals for a performance which was judged by the Heads of School and Mrs Healey...
We recently welcomed our OPAL mentor, Kate, back to school for our final audit. Kate enjoyed watching and interacting with the children during lunchtime play and then sat down with the working group to trawl through our documents and award our final score. When we started the programme in January 2023, our play was rated at 34% - meaning that although there was evidence that children were mostly enjoying play, there was significant room for improvement. Last Monday we were delighted to be awarded a play score of 99% and a glowing report from Kate:
Twenty-two Lapford pupils recently travelled to Chulmleigh College to take part in the second ever Future Musicians Day. Pupils joined Chulmleigh College pupils and pupils from other local primary schools, spending just one hour rehearsing two pieces together, which they then performed in front of parents.
Year 3 have taken part in their very first residential. They travelled to Pixie's Holt on Dartmoor for a night away from home, and a day exploring the Dartmoor environment...
Yesterday we welcomed visitors from The Wooden Spoon charity to Lapford for the grand opening of The Wooden Spoon Sensory Room. It was so important for the children to be able to say thank you to the charity for their generous donation, which enabled us to create such a fantastic new space for the school. Our guests enjoyed their visit immensely and commented what a ‘happy and inclusive’ school we are. You can watch the big count down to the Grand Opening here: LPS Sensory Open Event Trim
On Wednesday 11 December the whole school travelled to Chulmleigh College to watch Wonder Pantomime's Beauty and the Beast with the other Trust primary schools.
