Primary school

Ford Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Plymouth
  • PL2 1PU
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Feb 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,926 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 46%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 60%60%2016/17: top 82%2017/18: top 63%2018/19: top 81%2022/23: top 58%2023/24: top 89%2024/25: top 46%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM66% · South West 62%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · South West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · South West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · South West 104Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 28 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 48% · 29 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 62% · 29 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 53% · 30 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 59% · 29 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 42% · 26 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 66% · 29 pupils · South West 62%66%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 28 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 3% · 29 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 3% · 29 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 7% · 30 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 29 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 4% · 26 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 7% · 29 pupils · South West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 28 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 100 · 29 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 29 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 101 · 26 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · South West 105104100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 28 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 103 · 29 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 29 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 102 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 29 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 101 · 26 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 105 · 29 pupils · South West 104105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
11 of 11 who put it first2014 · 87.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1111
2nd133
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Requires improvement
  6. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026171
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.6%
First language not English19.8%
SEN support22.4%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)8.0%
Persistently absent pupils21.2%

Girls 43.2%Boys 56.8%

81.4% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 15 responses (7.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school73.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school80% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved66.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year73.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 6.7% not applicable64.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?66.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 66.7% who said Yes above50% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child66.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school60% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing53.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school80% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school66.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development46.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent53.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult8.7
  • Classroom teachers 8.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.2
  • Other support 5.3

Teachers 10.6 FTE · Whole workforce 24.1 · 38 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,873
Spend per pupil£8,401
Staff spend per pupil£6,374
Reserve per pupil£16
  • +£3,000revenue reserve
  • +£87,000in-year balance

Grants £8,423 · self-generated £125 · premises £585 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST (18 academies) · trust reserve £5,171,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it