Mount Tamar School is a school located in Plymouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/07/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 17.3%, which is 13.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Row Lane, Plymouth

School Information

Address: Row Lane, Plymouth, PL5 2EF
Website: http://www.mounttamar.org.uk/
Telephone: 01752365128
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tania Sargent
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113649

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 110
Number of Pupils: 108
Number of Boys: 97
Number of Girls: 11

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 17.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 45% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -12.9 Confidence interval -17.2 to -8.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -16.8 Confidence interval -20.8 to -12.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -12.3 Confidence interval -16.3 to -8.3

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:89
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:87
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.31 Confidence interval -3.11 to -1.52
Of the 11 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 10 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:2.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.09
England Average:4.07

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 1,775 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marine Academy Primary
Trevithick Road , St. Budeaux PL5 2AF 		4out of 4 260 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Plaistow Hill Infant and Nursery School
Roman Way , Higher St Budeaux PL5 2DT 		3out of 4 287 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Budeaux Foundation CofE (Aided) Junior School
Priestley Avenue , Higher Saint Budeaux PL5 2DW 		3out of 4 401 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Victoria Road Primary
Trelawney Avenue , St Budeaux PL5 1RH 		3out of 4 694 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School
Pemros Road , St Budeaux PL5 1NE 		3out of 4 850 yd Academy sponsor led No 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 352 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Academy
Pennycross , PL5 3NE 		1out of 4 1,857 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Devonport High School for Girls
Lyndhurst Road , Peverell PL2 3DL 		3out of 4 2,815 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Lancaster Gardens , Whitleigh PL5 4AA 		2out of 4 3,067 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Saltash Community School
Wearde Road , PL12 4AY 		2out of 4 3,217 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mount Tamar School
Row Lane , Higher St Budeaux PL5 2EF 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mill Ford School
Rochford Crescent , Ernesettle PL5 2PY 		3out of 4 1,455 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus
Foulston Avenue , PL5 1HL 		- not rated 1,566 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Brook Green Centre for Learning
Bodmin Road , Whitleigh PL5 4DZ 		4out of 4 2,181 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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