Cann Bridge School
23 Eden Valley Gardens, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 8EE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Shane Baker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 113645
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752207909
About this school
Cann Bridge School is a community special school in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cann Bridge School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cann Bridge 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 | 0% | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.66%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.56%
- Persistent absence
- 14.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
University of St Mark & St John0.8 miles
Universities · Plymouth
-
Courtlands School1.3 miles
Academies · Plymouth
-
Woodlands School1.8 miles
Special schools · Plymouth
-
King's School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Plymouth
-
Plymouth College2.5 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Plymouth
- ACE Schools Plymouth Academies
- Brook Green Centre for Learning Special schools
- Chapel Bridge School Special schools
- Courtlands School Academies
- Longcause Community Special School Special schools
- Mill Ford School Special schools
- Mount Tamar School Academies
- Woodlands School Special schools
- Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care Nursery
- Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care Nursery
- Austin Farm Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cann Bridge School teach?
- Cann Bridge School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Cann Bridge School?
- The headteacher of Cann Bridge School is Mr Shane Baker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cann Bridge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cann Bridge 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 Cann Bridge School?
- Cann Bridge School has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Cann Bridge School full?
- Cann Bridge School has capacity for 108 pupils and 111 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Cann Bridge School a faith school?
- No. Cann Bridge School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Cann Bridge School have?
- The schools register lists Cann Bridge School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cann Bridge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Cann Bridge School's absence rate?
- Cann Bridge School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cann Bridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cann Bridge 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 29 June 2026.