Ford Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 16 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 145652
- Address
- Cambridge Road, Ford, PL2 1PU
- Website
- www.ford.plymouth.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 214 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.1%
- Girls
- 44.9%
- First language not English
- 14%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.3%
White British 80.8%
African 4.2%
Other 3.7%
Other White 2.8%
Indian 2.8%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
Irish 0.9%
Mixed 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Ford Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 19
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 18 9 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 20 10 |
| Year 1 | 20 13 7 |
| Year 2 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 3 | 27 15 12 |
| Year 4 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 5 | 30 20 10 |
| Year 6 | 26 12 14 |