Lipson Vale 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bernice Terrace, Plymouth

School Information

Address: Bernice Terrace, Plymouth, PL4 7HW
Website: www.lvps.co.uk
Telephone: 01752224801
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Lewis-Cole
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113298

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 406
Number of Boys: 199
Number of Girls: 207

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1 to 2.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.3
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

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

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Bernice Terrace , Lipson PL4 7PG
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Plymouth High School for Girls
St Lawrence Road , PL4 6HT
- not rated 1,360 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Eggbuckland Community College
Westcott Close , Eggbuckland PL6 5YB
3out of 4 2,307 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Devonport High School for Girls
Lyndhurst Road , Peverell PL2 3DL
3out of 4 2,883 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Stoke Damerel Community College
Somerset Place , Stoke PL3 4BD
2out of 4 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
Millbay Academy
22 Millbay Road , PL1 3EG
- not rated 3,072 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

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

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.