Ford Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 11 2025 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
- 192 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.8%
- Girls
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 19.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.4%
White British 77.1%
African 5.2%
Bangladeshi 4.2%
Other White 3.6%
Indian 3.6%
Other 2.1%
Pakistani 1.6%
Irish 1%
Mixed 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 42%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
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
Ford Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 16
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 11 3 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 4 3 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 22 14 8 |
| Year 1 | 28 18 10 |
| Year 2 | 16 13 3 |
| Year 3 | 27 12 15 |
| Year 4 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 5 | 27 12 15 |
| Year 6 | 29 20 9 |