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Lipson Vale Primary School

Community school · Plymouth · PL4 7HW

Ages 5–11 · 393 pupils · Plymouth

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-05-12

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)51%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.1%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
362

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

46

Places offered

50

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
87
Preferred offers (top 3)
49
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

393 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
393
Boys / girls
202 / 191
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
393 / 420 (94%)
Free school meals
24.9%
FSM pupils
98
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Peter Lewis-Cole

Location

Address
Bernice Terrace, Lipson
Postcode
PL4 7HW
Town
Plymouth
County
Devon
Local authority
Plymouth
District
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Plymouth, Plymouth, 393 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.9%.

Open schools in Plymouth
113
Primary schools in Plymouth
76
Academies among open schools in Plymouth
71% (80)
Open schools in PL4
12
Primary in PL4
5
Open schools in Plymouth LA
107
Primary in Plymouth LA
69

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM25.8%
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    • FSM42.7%
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  • Compton CofE Primary School

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    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM6.5%
    • Demand1.33

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  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM15.6%
    • Demand0.87

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Peter Lewis-Cole
Telephone
01752224801
Website
www.lvps.co.uk

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