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Lipson Vale Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Peter Lewis-Cole

location_onPlymouth, PL4 7HW

language Visit Website phone 1752224801

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

405

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Lipson Vale Primary School is a Community school primary school in Plymouth, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lipson Vale Primary School is a community school in Plymouth, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 400 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #39 of 66 primaries in Plymouth and #7,934 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%

Reading69% LA 71%

Writing79% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading67% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading56% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA -0.3

-4.6 to -1.2

-0.9

Write

LA 0.3

-2.5 to 0.7

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.1 to -0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 2.2

-1.7

Write

LA -0.5

-3.2 to -0.3

0.0

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.4 to 1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 58%

Reading58% LA 68%

Writing67% LA 71%

Maths54% LA 68%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.0

-2.7 to 0.5

-0.7

Write

LA 0.0

-2.2 to 0.8

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.9 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 February 2022

Inspection Report

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13 December 2018

Inspection Report

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10 June 2015

Inspection Report

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12 June 2013

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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23 May 2007

Inspection Report

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21 May 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-02-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-12-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-12

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 400 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	400	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	399	2	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	405	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	405	3	0.7%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	404	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	408	3	0.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	405	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	411	5	1.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	410	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	412	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	407	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	406	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	396	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	394	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	401	4	1.0%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	398	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	397	1	0.3%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	406	5	1.2%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	406	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	408	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	411	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	407	2	0.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 31 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 29 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils