Lipson Vale Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Unique reference
- 113298
- Address
- Bernice Terrace, Lipson, PL4 7HW
- Website
- www.lvps.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 400 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 12%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 76.8%
Other White 6%
African 4.3%
Mixed 3.9%
Other 2.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Indian 1.5%
Caribbean 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-2.9
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsBelow average-2.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 51%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lipson Vale Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 51
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 52 32 20 |
| Year 1 | 59 22 37 |
| Year 2 | 57 26 31 |
| Year 3 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 4 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 5 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 6 | 59 31 28 |