Mill Ford School is a 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 16/10/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Rochford Crescent, Plymouth

School Information

Address: Rochford Crescent, Plymouth, PL5 2PY
Website: www.millfordschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01752300270
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Wills
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113651

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 100
Number of Pupils: 111
Number of Boys: 81
Number of Girls: 30

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -9.5 to -0.3
Writing
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -7.5 to 1
Maths
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -6.3 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
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 2,742 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 4 212 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Knowle Primary School
Ringmore Way , West Park PL5 3QG
2out of 4 494 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 1,085 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's RC Primary School
Brentford Avenue , Whitleigh PL5 4HD
3out of 4 1,158 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Plaistow Hill Infant and Nursery School
Roman Way , Higher St Budeaux PL5 2DT
3out of 4 1,183 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 1,471 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Lancaster Gardens , Whitleigh PL5 4AA
2out of 4 2,035 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Academy
Pennycross , PL5 3NE
1out of 4 2,187 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Boniface's RC College
21 Boniface Lane , Crownhill PL5 3AG
1out of 4 3,086 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys 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 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Bodmin Road , Whitleigh PL5 4DZ
4out of 4 1,119 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mount Tamar School
Row Lane , Higher St Budeaux PL5 2EF
3out of 4 1,455 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Woodview Learning Community , Picklecombe Drive PL6 5ES
3out of 4 2,458 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus
Foulston Avenue , PL5 1HL
- not rated 2,898 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.