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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL2 1PUFord Primary School
Primary

Ford Primary School

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL2 1PU www.ford.plymouth.sch.uk

Pupils
192
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 15/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ford Primary School · Primary · Plymouth

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
66%
+24pp
66%54%42%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
7%
+3pp
7%4%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
192
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Cambridge Road, Ford, Plymouth, PL2 1PU
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
2024/2566%7%72%21%76%10%69%24%76%66%104.0105.0105.025%192
2023/2442%4%46%23%62%4%65%19%65%58%101.0101.0103.026%214
2022/2359%0%69%14%72%10%76%7%83%76%103.0102.0102.0-0.30+1.50-0.4019%203
2018/1953%7%67%13%60%7%73%17%63%77%103.0102.0108.0-1.00-3.20-1.3022%199

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
2024/2519222.225%20%49%8%21%
2023/2421422.426%14%52%8%26%
2022/2320320.119%14%52%8%23%
2021/2220718.821%11%53%9%34%
2020/2122023.120%7%45%
2018/1919920.322%4%60%6%14%

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