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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL4 7HWLipson Vale Primary School
Primary

Lipson Vale Primary School

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL4 7HW www.lvps.co.uk

Pupils
400
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
400
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
400
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/02/2022

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

Overview of Lipson Vale Primary School · Primary · Plymouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
+8pp
59%51%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
3%
+1pp
5%4%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
400
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Bernice Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7HW
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
2024/2559%3%69%24%79%3%67%16%84%69%104.0102.0104.019%400
2023/2451%2%67%18%77%5%60%14%86%67%103.0101.0104.019%405
2022/2342%4%56%21%67%5%67%14%65%72%102.0102.0104.0-2.90-0.90-2.5018%405
2018/1956%5%69%31%73%5%76%24%81%78%104.0105.0106.0+0.60-1.70+0.0018%398
2017/1851%5%58%21%67%16%54%18%75%63%103.0102.0106.0-1.10-0.70-1.5017%406
2016/1747%7%52%12%74%12%81%12%86%78%102.0104.0107.0-1.40+0.80+1.1014%408

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
2024/2540021.719%12%27%5%12%
2023/2440520.819%10%28%6%17%
2022/2340519.718%11%30%6%21%
2021/2241220.917%8%34%8%29%
2020/2140621.418%9%34%
2018/1939820.318%8%32%6%18%
2017/1840621.017%8%34%6%15%
2016/1740822.514%8%32%5%15%

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