Lipson Vale Primary School
Bernice Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7HW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Lewis-Cole
- Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 393
- URN
- 113298
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752224801
About this school
Lipson Vale Primary School is a community primary school in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 393 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lipson Vale Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 51% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 67% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 60% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 67% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lipson Vale Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Plymouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 405 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 400 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lipson Vale Primary School compares
Lipson Vale Primary School ranked 43rd of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.9% | 27% | 393 | — |
| Salisbury Road Primary School | 76% | 5.1% | 25.3% | 395 | 0.5 miles |
| Laira Green Primary School | 58% | 4.6% | 49.1% | 220 | 0.5 miles |
| High View School | 76% | 6.1% | 36.9% | 338 | 0.6 miles |
| Prince Rock Primary School | 80% | 5% | 34.8% | 405 | 0.7 miles |
| Mount Street Primary School | 59% | 5% | 40.3% | 253 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report12 May 2026
- 15 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Salisbury Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Laira Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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High View School0.6 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Prince Rock Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Mount Street Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Lipson Vale Primary School ranks 49th of the 72 ranked primary schools in Plymouth.
- Austin Farm Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary Academy Primary
- Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boringdon Primary School Primary
- Chaddlewood Primary School Primary
- College Road Primary School Primary
- Compton CofE Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary Academy Primary
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Primary
- Elburton Primary School Primary
- Ernesettle Community School Primary
- Ford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lipson Vale Primary School teach?
- Lipson Vale Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Lipson Vale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lipson Vale Primary School is Mr Peter Lewis-Cole, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lipson Vale Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lipson Vale Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lipson Vale Primary School?
- Lipson Vale Primary School has 393 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Lipson Vale Primary School full?
- Lipson Vale Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 393 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lipson Vale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lipson Vale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lipson Vale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lipson Vale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lipson Vale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lipson Vale Primary School compare with other schools in Plymouth?
- Lipson Vale Primary School ranked 43rd of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lipson Vale Primary School's absence rate?
- Lipson Vale Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lipson Vale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lipson Vale Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.