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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL5 2RBErnesettle Community School
Primary

Ernesettle Community School

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL5 2RB www.ecs.timat.co.uk

Pupils
554
cap. 525
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
554
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
554
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 19/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ernesettle Community School · Primary · Plymouth

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
82%
+1pp
89%85%81%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
8%
-2pp
43%26%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
63%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
554
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Biggin Hill, Ernesettle, Plymouth, PL5 2RB
Local authority
Plymouth
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2582%8%85%63%83%18%82%37%88%82%109.0106.0107.019%554
2023/2481%10%81%45%81%14%83%22%81%83%108.0106.0107.016%557
2022/2381%9%84%41%81%12%83%29%86%83%107.0106.0108.0+1.20+0.10+1.1019%555
2018/1988%43%91%64%90%50%90%59%90%90%111.0110.0112.0+6.30+4.00+4.4018%516
2017/1889%32%89%49%89%32%91%53%91%89%110.0110.0111.0+3.50+2.00+4.10478
2016/1789%23%91%66%89%23%89%64%89%91%111.0111.0111.0+5.40+1.30+5.1016%451

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2555420.719%4%36%5%14%
2023/2455720.816%4%37%6%12%
2022/2355519.319%3%38%6%14%
2021/2256522.518%3%38%8%24%
2020/2153625.020%3%28%
2018/1951623.918%4%36%4%6%
2017/1826.65%10%
2016/1745122.016%1%40%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.