Knowle Primary School is a primary school located in Plymouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/07/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Ringmore Way, Plymouth

School Information

Address: Ringmore Way, Plymouth, PL5 3QG
Website: http://www.knowle.plymouth.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01752365364
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Cameron Lancaster
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145653

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 383
Number of Boys: 211
Number of Girls: 172

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.9
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4 to -0.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.5 to -2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care
Ham Drive , Ham PL2 2NJ
3out of 4 2,499 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ernesettle Community School
Biggin Hill , Ernesettle PL5 2RB
3out of 4 572 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's RC Primary School
Brentford Avenue , Whitleigh PL5 4HD
3out of 4 875 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shakespeare Primary School
400 Honicknowle Lane , Honicknowle PL5 3JU
3out of 4 1,019 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Budeaux Foundation CofE (Aided) Junior School
Priestley Avenue , Higher Saint Budeaux PL5 2DW
3out of 4 1,148 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Woodfield Primary School
Taunton Avenue , Whitleigh PL5 4HW
3out of 4 1,241 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marine Academy Plymouth
Trevithick Road , PL5 2AF
- not rated 1,449 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Lancaster Gardens , Whitleigh PL5 4AA
2out of 4 1,629 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Academy
Pennycross , PL5 3NE
1out of 4 1,801 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Boniface's RC College
21 Boniface Lane , Crownhill PL5 3AG
1out of 4 2,593 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School
Notre Dame RC School
Looseleigh Lane , Derriford PL6 5HN
3out of 4 2,984 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mill Ford School
Rochford Crescent , Ernesettle PL5 2PY
3out of 4 494 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Bodmin Road , Whitleigh PL5 4DZ
4out of 4 695 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mount Tamar School
Row Lane , Higher St Budeaux PL5 2EF
3out of 4 1,549 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Woodview Learning Community , Picklecombe Drive PL6 5ES
3out of 4 2,079 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus
Foulston Avenue , PL5 1HL
- not rated 3,091 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.