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Eggbuckland Vale Primary School

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

personMrs Susie Carroll

corporate_fareCONNECT ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPlymouth, PL6 5PS

phone 1752703656

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

388

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Eggbuckland Vale Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Plymouth, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Eggbuckland Vale Primary School is an academy converter in Plymouth, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CONNECT ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 396 pupils on roll, of whom 14% 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 #53 of 66 primaries in Plymouth and #10,450 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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%

Reading78% LA 71%

Writing69% LA 70%

Maths81% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading82% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading77% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.3

-1.3 to 2.1

-3.3

Write

LA 0.3

-4.9 to -1.7

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.1 to 0.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.2

-1.9 to 1.3

-1.0

Write

LA -0.5

-2.5 to 0.5

-1.0

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%

Reading70% LA 68%

Writing76% LA 71%

Maths70% LA 68%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.0

-4.5 to -1.3

-0.2

Write

LA 0.0

-1.7 to 1.3

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.9 to -1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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13 June 2019

Inspection Report

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06 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-06-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-09-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-05-21

None EIF

Good

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 396 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	390	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	403	2	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	396	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	390	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	393	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	388	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	389	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	405	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	394	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	390	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	405	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	407	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	403	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	413	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	408	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	426	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	429	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	423	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	431	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	439	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	438	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 15 pupils

Hearing Impairment 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils