Lipson Vale Primary School
Community primary school in Plymouth (Plymouth).
KS2 RWM expected
59%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
69%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
67%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
79%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.0
▲ 1.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
24.9%
same England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
94%
393 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
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Nearby schools
nearest first44 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Lipson Co-operative Academy, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipson Co-operative AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 1,131 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Salisbury Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 395 | Good, 2023 |
| Laira Green Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 220 | Good, 2023 |
| High View SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 338 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Prince Rock Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 405 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Mount Street Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 253 | Good, 2023 |
| Plymouth High School for GirlsAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 782 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2011, previous school) |
| Plymouth CollegeOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 487 | - |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 276 | Good, 2022 |
| Hyde Park Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 194 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Hyde Park Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 336 | Good, 2023 |
| Compton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.9 mi | Primary | 429 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| University of PlymouthHigher education institutions | 0.9 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Fletewood School and NurseryOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 48 | - |
| Arts University PlymouthHigher education institutions | 1.0 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| King's SchoolOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 275 | - |
| ACE Schools PlymouthAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.1 mi | Alternative provision | 236 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Austin Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 108 | Good, 2023 |
| Eggbuckland Community CollegeAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,007 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Pilgrim Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 361 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Morley Meadow Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 216 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Oreston Community AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 331 | Good, 2023 |
| Eggbuckland Vale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 404 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Cathedral School of St MaryAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 102 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Pomphlett Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 404 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2013, previous school) |
| St Edward's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection May 2025, no grade given |
| St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Primary | 190 | Good, 2022 |
| Manadon Vale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 412 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school) |
| Courtlands SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.7 mi | Special | 101 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Widey Court Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 615 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2012, previous school) |
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 192 | Good, 2024 |
| Devonport High School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 971 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Stuart Road Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 185 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Montpelier Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 624 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Chapel Bridge SchoolOther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | 100 | - |
| Scott Medical and Healthcare CollegeStudio schools | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 231 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Stoke Damerel Community CollegeAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,292 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Millbay AcademyFree schools | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 526 | Good, 2024 |
| Plymstock SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,515 | Good, 2023 |
| St Boniface's RC CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 389 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1 |
| Pennycross Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 402 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| High Street Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 214 | Good, 2023 |
| Devonport High School for BoysAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,300 | Good, 2023 |
| Hooe Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 212 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
Overall deprivation3
Income4
Employment3
Education and skills6
Health4
Crime2
Barriers to housing and services6
Living environment2
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 115
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