Lipson Co-operative Academy is a secondary 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 08/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bernice Terrace, Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Website: http://www.lipsonco-operativeacademy.coop/
Telephone: 01752671318
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Martin Brook
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136668

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1150
Number of Pupils: 1086
Number of Boys: 542
Number of Girls: 544

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.15 Confidence interval -0.36 to 0.06
Of the 156 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 145 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:56%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.49
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Lipson Vale Primary School
Bernice Terrace, Lipson PL4 7HW
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Salisbury Road Primary School
Salisbury Road, PL4 8QZ
874 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Laira Green Primary School
Bramley Road, Laira PL3 6BP
896 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4High View School
2 Torridge Way, Efford PL3 6JQ
1,082 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Prince Rock Primary School
Embankment Road, PL4 9JF
1,243 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Lipson Co-operative Academy
Bernice Terrace, Lipson PL4 7PG
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedPlymouth High School for Girls
St Lawrence Road, PL4 6HT
1,360 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Eggbuckland Community College
Westcott Close, Eggbuckland PL6 5YB
2,307 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Devonport High School for Girls
Lyndhurst Road, Peverell PL2 3DL
2,883 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
2out of 4Stoke Damerel Community College
Somerset Place, Stoke PL3 4BD
3,105 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedMillbay Academy
22 Millbay Road, PL1 3EG
3,072 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedPlymouth College
Ford Park, Plymouth PL4 6RN
1,488 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Plymouth
Drake Circus, PL4 8AA
1,678 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedFletewood School at Derry Villas
88 North Road East, PL4 6AN
1,699 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedPlymouth College of Art
Tavistock Place, PL4 8AT
1,725 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing's School
Hartley Road, Mannamead PL3 5LW
1,862 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.