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Mount Tamar School

Row Lane, Higher St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 2EF

This school is closed (it closed in February 2023).

It was replaced by Mount Tamar School. That page has the school's current information.

Phase
Special schools
School type
Community special school
Ages
4 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Bindon
SEN provision
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Constituency
Plymouth, Moor View
Setting
(England/Wales) Urban city and town
Capacity
110
Pupils on roll
100
URN
113649
Local authority
Plymouth

About this school

Mount Tamar School was a community special school in Plymouth. It taught children aged 4 to 16 and had 100 pupils on roll.

Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.

Ofsted judgement

Mount Tamar School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 2 (end of primary school)

Measure 2022/23
Pupils at the end of key stage 2 11
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 0%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths 0%
Expected standard in reading 18%
Expected standard in maths 0%
Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling 0%
Average scaled score in reading 93.0
Average scaled score in maths 88.0
Reading progress -7.10
Writing progress -4.90
Maths progress -10.70

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure 2022/23
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 24
Attainment 8 score 4.2
Progress 8 score -2.78 -3.37 to -2.19
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 4%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths 4%
Entered the English Baccalaureate 0%
English Baccalaureate average point score 0.3

School context

From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years)
72%
English as an additional language
0%
Overall absence
25.3%
Persistent absence
63.4%

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Plymouth

Common questions

What ages does Mount Tamar School teach?
Mount Tamar School taught children aged 4 to 16. It was a special school in Plymouth.
Has Mount Tamar School been inspected?
Ofsted has not inspected Mount Tamar School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Mount Tamar School?
Mount Tamar School had 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
What are Mount Tamar School's exam results?
Where the Department for Education has published them, Mount Tamar 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 11 September 2023.