Primary school

Lipson Vale Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Plymouth
  • PL4 7HW
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,605 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 64%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 45%45%2016/17: top 83%2017/18: top 83%2018/19: top 77%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 76%2024/25: top 64%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM59% · South West 62%5/10 Middle+16.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · South West 6%3/10 Below
Reading score104 · South West 1052/10 Well below South West−15.1 pts
Maths score102 · South West 1042/10 Well below South West−30.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 60 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 47% · 58 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 51% · 57 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 56% · 59 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 42% · 57 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 51% · 57 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 59% · 58 pupils · South West 62%59%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 60 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 7% · 58 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 5% · 57 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 5% · 59 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 4% · 57 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 2% · 57 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 3% · 58 pupils · South West 6%8%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 60 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 102 · 58 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 57 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 57 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 103 · 57 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 58 pupils · South West 105104102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 60 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 58 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 57 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 105 · 59 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 57 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 101 · 57 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 58 pupils · South West 104105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
41 of 41 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4141
2nd221
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2022Good
  7. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026393
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.0%
First language not English12.0%
SEN support15.3%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils12.4%

Girls 48.3%Boys 51.8%

93.6% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.0
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 16
  • Leadership 1.9
  • Teaching assistants 16
  • Other support 4.8

Teachers 17.9 FTE · Whole workforce 38.7 · 53 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,827
Spend per pupil£6,797
Staff spend per pupil£5,166
Reserve per pupil£474
  • +£186,146revenue reserve
  • +£11,697in-year balance

Grants £6,780 · self-generated £77 · premises £426 per pupil